A CONSPIRACY OF WOLVES

“It's...the Machiavellian intrigue that makes this such an enjoyable read. When the iron curtain came down people said the spy-thriller genre was dead. They were wrong. This is as full of intrigue as a Deighton or a Le
Carré.” --The Guardian

Owen Archer returns in this mesmerizing standalone novel that is sure to delight long-time fans of Candace Robb's Owen Archer series and provide first-time readers with a gripping introduction to her beautifully rendered world of treachery and intrigue.

1374. When a member of one of York's most prominent families is found dead in the woods, his throat torn out, rumours spread like wildfire that wolves are running loose throughout the city. Persuaded to investigate by the
victim's father, Owen Archer is convinced that a human killer is responsible. But before he can gather sufficient evidence to prove his case, a second body is discovered, stabbed to death. Is there a connection? What secrets are contained within the victim's household? And what does apprentice healer Alisoun know that she's not telling? Teaming up with Geoffrey Chaucer, who is in York on a secret mission on behalf of Prince Edward, Owen's enquiries will draw him headlong into a deadly conspiracy.

Candace Robb is the bestselling author of more than a dozen crime novels set in fourteenth-century England, Wales, and Scotland, including the acclaimed Owen Archer series and the Margaret Kerr trilogy. Writing as Emma Campion, Candace has published the historical novels The King's Mistress (Broadway Books, 2011) and A Triple Knot (Broadway Books, 2014). Candace lives in Seattle with her husband.