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  • Published: 1 June 2006
  • ISBN: 9780099410133
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $35.00

A Cruel Courtship

(The Margaret Kerr Trilogy: III): a compelling medieval Scottish mystery from much-loved author Candace Robb



THE GRIPPING THIRD NOVEL IN THE MARGARET KERR MYSTERY SERIES FROM THE AUTHOR OF A TRUST BETRAYED AND THE FIRE IN THE FLINT

Fans of Ellis Peters, S J Parris, Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell will love this enthralling and engrossing medieval mystery from much-loved author Candace Robb. Bringing the sights and sounds of thirteenth-century Scotland to life, this will have you hooked from page one!

'This is history as it should be told!' -- Good Book Guide
'Candace Robb Brings history to life' -- Aberdeen Press & Journal
'A superb historical novel from a most interesting and unknown period' -- ***** Reader review
'History and mystery at their best' -- Northern Echo

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1297: Passionate, brave and fiercely loyal, Margaret Kerr - a young woman estranged from her husband - is determined to play her part in saving Scotland from the hammer of Edward Longshanks - King of England and would-be King of the Scots. And so she travels to Stirling to discover why the informer upon whom the Scottish rebels depend has become unreliable.

It is an important and difficult mission, for he who holds Stirling Castle holds Scotland, and with fresh English recruits marching forth, a bloody battle for the castle is imminent.

As the Scots prepare to cast off the English yoke once and for all, Margaret soon realises she can trust no one, not even her closest friends. Is she prepared to give her life for her country?

  • Published: 1 June 2006
  • ISBN: 9780099410133
  • Imprint: Arrow
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 448
  • RRP: $35.00

About the author

Candace Robb

Candace Robb has read and researched medieval history for many years, having studied for a Ph.D in Medieval and Anglo-Saxon Literature. She is the author of the acclaimed Owen Archer novels and the Margaret Kerr Mysteries.

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Praise for A Cruel Courtship

Thirteenth-century Edinburgh comes off the page cold and convincing - most enjoyable

The List

Brilliant - Robb presents a felsty new heroine who proves to be no fool

Woman & Home

'This is history as it should be told!

Good Book Guide

Candace Robb Brings history to life and this is a satisfying read, full of interesting detail about the life and times in Scotland in the 13th Century

Aberdeen Press & Journal

Intrigue abounds... Robb's captivating blend of history and mystery vividly evokes medieval Scotland

Booklist

With meticulous attention to historical details... the author lovingly recreates medieval Edinburgh

Publisher's Weekly