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The Nun's Tale

By: Candace Robb
Narrated by: Stephen Thorne
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When a young nun dies of a fever in the town of Beverley in the summer of 1365, she is buried quickly for fear of the plague. But one year later a woman appears, talking of relic-trading and miracles. She claims to be the dead nun resurrected. Murder follows swiftly in her wake, and the worried Archbishop of York asks Owen Archer to investigate.

Travelling to Leeds and Scarborough to unearth clues, Owen finds only a trail of corpses, until a meeting with Geoffrey Chaucer, spy for King Edward, links the nun with mercenary soldiers and the powerful Percy family. Meanwhile, in York, the apothecary Lucie Wilton has won the mysterious woman's confidence. But the troubled secrets which start to emerge will endanger them all....

©1995 Cadace Robb (P)2009 Isis Publishing Ltd, published in the UK by Random House Audiobooks Crime Fiction Historical Mystery Fiction Crime

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Took a while for me to become invested in this. but once I got past the first confusing 5mins, it was very good. Well narrated. A dark and twisted medieval tale.

Slow burner but worth the Effort

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A good Owen Archer book, rich in historical detail, with comfortably complex characters. Excellently narrated by Stephen Thorne

Great characters and narration

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This was another good book from the Owen Archer series, though quite a disturbing story.

The Nun's Tale

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Excellent misdirection keeps you guessing about the killer right to the end. Stephen Thorne gives a wonderful reading . The historical research is excellent.

Twisty Plot

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My second book in this series and again I very much enjoyed it. I look forward to to the next book and am sure it will be of the same qualit.

Another very good story

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Well written, evocative of the era, good story, well read although some characters voices blend into each other.
Love the series and even though I have read them all before its great to hear them.

Good Narrative, great character

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A great story well told good to any time of day hgggh
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Well told

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A resurrected nun with the shawl of St Mary? Entertaining and suitably twisty turny. The main characters are warm and sympathetic and everything is tied up satisfyingly at the end.

A convoluted tale

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