One of the men Archer must now contend with is William Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester, who’s been “a catalyst for death in the city.” But even worse, other newcomers to York include an enemy from Archer’s past, from a time long before he became captain of the bailiffs. When Archer learns the murdered man was one of a party coming from far away Winchester to deliver special stones to a Benedictine convent, he suspects there are some serious agendas at work. The first sign that a new danger has come to York is the discovery of a dead man just outside the city gates, naked and covered with stab wounds. Owen Archer (after 2021’s The Riverwoman’s Dragon), Archer, an experienced soldier and a devoted family man, seeks to keep order in 14th-century York. In Robb’s excellent 14th Owen Archer mystery featuring Capt. Publishers Weekly has given Owen Archer 14, A Fox in the Fold a starred review!
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