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A review by lauraellis
The Nun's Tale by Candace Robb
4.0
This is a wonderful example of good historical mystery—the way it should be, as opposed to the way it often is. This author knows her stuff, is an expert in literature of the period, but doesn’t bang the reader over the head with period detail, the way Anne Perry and others do.
This is set in Edward III’s reign, while the Black Prince is an adult, but alive and healthy. The detective is Owen Archer, a spy for the Archbishop of York, aided by his wife Lucie Wilton, an apothecary. And the plot itself is very complex—you don’t find out what really happened until the very end.
And of course the title is an allusion/salute to Chaucer.
This is set in Edward III’s reign, while the Black Prince is an adult, but alive and healthy. The detective is Owen Archer, a spy for the Archbishop of York, aided by his wife Lucie Wilton, an apothecary. And the plot itself is very complex—you don’t find out what really happened until the very end.
And of course the title is an allusion/salute to Chaucer.