The Nun’s Tale
- Author Candace Robb
- Narrator Stephen R. Thorne
- Publisher Random House
- Publish Date 10 December 2009
- Run Time 11 hours and 6 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Espionage and spy thriller, Historical adventure fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Historical fiction.
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What to expect
Full of intrigue and twists and turns, this is a compelling and captivating murder mystery written by Candace Robb - expertly skilled at weaving suspense with a real sense of history. Fans of Ellis Peters, S J Parris, Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell will not be disappointed!
'Meticulously researched, authentic and gripping' -- Yorkshire Evening Post
'As full of intrigue as a Deighton or a le Carré' -- Guardian
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'I love The Owen Archer Series and I intend to read everyone of them. I am hooked!' -- ***** Reader review
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ONE FAKED DEATH; ONE MURDER; ONE MYSTERIOUS YEAR...
When a young nun, Joanna Calverley, dies of fever in the town of Beverley, they waste no time in burying her, fearing the plague.
But nine months later a woman turns up claiming to be Joanna, saying she faked her own death.
When murder follows close on her heels, John Thoresby, Archbishop of York, knows he must enlist the help of his favourite detective, Owen Archer. While Owen sets off for Leeds and Scarborough to speak with the Percy family and Geoffrey Chaucer, who is spying for the King, his wife Lucie tries to discover from Joanna the events of her missing year.
Soldiers fleeing to France, relic-trading and incest are just a few of the secrets which emerge.
Can Archer unravel the mystery surrounding this nun?
| Author | Candace Robb |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Stephen R. Thorne |
| Duration | 11 hours and 6 minutes |
| Release Date | |
| ISBN | 9781407057583 |
| Format | Audiobook |
| Publisher | Random House |
| Genre | Espionage and spy thriller, Historical adventure fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Historical fiction |
| Availability | AU, GB, IE |
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