Las calles de la inquietante ciudad medieval de York se han llenado de gente de todo el condado para la celebración del Corpus Christi. Dentro de la imponente catedral, un aterrorizado niño de ocho años es testigo de un asesinato.
Ante la conmoción suscitada, el arzobispo John Thoresby se ve obligado a resolver el crimen con rapidez para mantener la calma y así evitar las iras del Rey. Con este fin contrata los servicios de Owen Archer, quien deberá abandonar la vida plácida junto a su esposa Lucie para buscar al joven testigo del crimen, sumergirse en las intrigas de los poderosos comerciantes laneros y procurar detener la sucesión de muertes que se ha desencadenado.

1365 York and the day of the Corpus Christi procession. A man is killed and a young boy is a witness who now is in danger. Then there is another death. Archbishop Thorseby instructs Captain Archer to investigate.
Another enjoyable well-written mystery in this series ( )

"The Lady Chapel" is a 13th. murder mystery. It has court & political intrigue and more than enough murders to satisfy anyone. For some, justice is quick, while for some others crimes are deliberately forgotten. I had trouble with the time frames during sequences of events. Events out of sync and sequences cut short to start another thread. ( )

It has been a little while since the previous adventure, and now Owen and Lucie are married. They are running Lucie’s apothecary and Owen is still her apprentice. Owen is feeling a little bored when a summons comes from the Archbishop. Owen is both intrigued and annoyed. He is secretly looking forward to a change of pace, but on the other hand he hates being beholden to the Archbishop (or anyone for that matter) and expects more time than he cares for will be spent away from his wife.

Turns out a member of the guild of wool merchants was brutally murdered and his hand removed inside the jurisdiction of the Archbishop and it was witnessed by a little boy. The man was courting the boy's mother. Shortly after that his mother died as well. So the orphan feared the murderers coming for him since he was the only witness and decided to disappear.

While Owen is receiving his assignment, Bess the innkeeper next door to Lucie’s apothecary, brought in a severed hand, assuming it is the missing hand of the victim. It was found in the room of another wool merchant who paid for his lodging and left that morning.

Owen has his hands full trying to find the murderer and there are not many clues, on top of the fact the only witness to the deed disappeared. Owen spends some time interviewing several people who knew the victim best and would have the best idea of who would have a grudge against him.

When the next victim turns up, it looks to be a bit bigger plot. Unfortunately the second victim was much more important person who had made some real enemies in the Wool trade. Some turned out to be very powerful people indeed.

I really enjoyed reading this book and I have the next several sitting on my shelf waiting to be read! I’ll be reviewing them as I finish them. These are great mostly cozy mysteries that take place in England back in the 14th Century. Good author, fun stories and I recommend this series! ( )

Las calles de la inquietante ciudad medieval de York se han llenado de gente de todo el condado para la celebración del Corpus Christi. Dentro de la imponente catedral, un aterrorizado niño de ocho años es testigo de un asesinato. Ante la conmoción suscitada, el arzobispo John Thoresby se ve obligado a resolver el crimen con rapidez para mantener la calma y así evitar las iras del Rey. Con este fin contrata los servicios de Owen Archer, quien deberá abandonar la vida plácida junto a su esposa Lucie para buscar al joven testigo del crimen, sumergirse en las intrigas de los poderosos comerciantes laneros y procurar detener la sucesión de muertes que se ha desencadenado.