Candace Robb





Candace Robb

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January 01, 1950 in The United Kingdom

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AKA Emma Campion
Candace Robb is an English historical novelist, with works centered around the Medieval Age. She has also written under the pen name Emma Campion. Robb has read and researched medieval history for many years, having studied for a Ph.D. in Medieval and Anglo-Saxon literature. She divides her time between Seattle and the UK, frequently spending time in Scotland and York to research her books. She is the author of two ongoing mystery series featuring medieval sleuths, the Margaret Kerr Mysteries and the Owen Archer Mysteries.

The setting for the latest in the Owen Archer Series, Guilt of Innocents, , is Winter 1372, York. A man has drowned in the River Ouse after a skirmish with boys from St Peter's School. It soon becomes clear...more


Average rating: 3.86 · 2,243 ratings · 108 reviews · 13 distinct works
The Apothecary Rose (Owen A...
3.86 of 5 stars 3.86 avg rating — 621 ratings — published 1993 — 13 editions
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A Gift Of Sanctuary (Owen A...
3.92 of 5 stars 3.92 avg rating — 242 ratings — published 1998 — 13 editions
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The Lady Chapel (Owen Arche...
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 242 ratings7 editions
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The Nun's Tale (Owen Archer...
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 222 ratings — published 1998 — 11 editions
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The King's Bishop (Owen Arc...
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 208 ratings — published 1959 — 14 editions
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The Riddle of St. Leonard's...
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 177 ratings9 editions
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A Spy for the Redeemer (Owe...
3.94 of 5 stars 3.94 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 1999 — 7 editions
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The Cross-Legged Knight (Ow...
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2002 — 12 editions
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A Trust Betrayed
3.54 of 5 stars 3.54 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 2000 — 11 editions
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A Vigil of Spies (Owen Arch...
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 51 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions
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More books by Candace Robb…
The Apothecary Rose The Lady Chapel The Nun's Tale The King's Bishop The Riddle of St. Leonard's A Gift Of Sanctuary A Spy for the Redeemer
Owen Archer (10 books)
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3.878437047756874 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 2,073 ratings
A Trust Betrayed The Fire in the Flint
Margaret Kerr (2 books)
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3.595505617977528 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 178 ratings

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