Owen Archer: The Apothecary Rose (Paperback)

from Andrew-theQM

An enjoyable murder mystery set in 1363 York. First book of the series based on the character Owen Archer. Some good early character development. Well worth a read if you enjoy historical murder mysteries.

from gypsysmom

I enjoy historical fiction and I especially like historical mysteries so when I saw this book on a free bookshelf I decided to take it home. One of the reasons I like historical fiction is because it puts people and places to the dry facts that I learned in school. I wish I could say I learned a ...

from LARA335

An enjoyable Christmas read. Owen Archer, wounded as a soldier, works for the Archbishop of York as a spy, and so seeks work with an apothecary to be better placed to investigate the poisoning of the Archbishop's ward in medieval England. Atmospheric with a snowy, wintery backdrop. I do like a lo...

from cathyskye

Protagonist: former soldier Owen Archer Setting: 14th-century York, England Series: #1 First Line: "Brother Wulfstan checked the colour of his patient's eyes, tasted his sweat." Christmas tide 1363 and at an abbey in York, two pilgrims die mysteriously of an herbal remedy. Suspicious, the Archbis...

from delta61

This is a historical mystery from the 14th. century. It is historical but light on the mystery aspect. If you are looking for excitement, you will not find it. I found it slow going for the first few chapters, picking up later on, convincing me to finish the book. with the book completed, I was l...