Title: The riddle of St. Leonard's
First published: 1997
Description: Historical mystery novel set in medieval York. Fifth in the series featuring Owen Archer, the Archbishop's spy.

The fetid summer heat of 1369 has the citizens of York besieging Owen Archer's apothecary wife, Lucie, for physicks against noxious vapors. But more than pestilence is in the air. Owen is summoned to investigate the theft of rare treasures from St. Leonard's Hospital and the untimely deaths of aging patients.
Subjects: Open Library Staff Picks, Government investigators, Fiction, Great Britain, Owen Archer (Fictitious character), History, Middle Ages, Large type books, Archer, owen (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional, England, fiction
Places: Great Britain
Time periods: Edward III, 1327-1377