The Apothecary Rose

In 1363, people in the cathedral city of York are dying from mysterious circumstances. There seems to be a common thread to these deaths - the herbal remedies of Nicholas Wilton, Master Apothecary. The first victim is an anonymous pilgrim, but when a highborn nobleman dies after taking the same potion, the authorities decide to act. Dispatched in disguise, to unravel the mystery, Owen Archer, former Captain of Archers, apprentices himself to the Apothecary, although it is Wilton's beautiful wife Lucie that teaches him the arcane secrets of the trade. Slowly Owen uncovers the truth and when the deaths continue he realizes that he must also include Lucie as a suspect...