Christopher Rowe is back and there are more puzzles, riddles, and secrets to uncover in this follow-up to the Indie Next pick "The Blackthorn Key," which was called a spectacular debut by "Kirkus Reviews" in a starred review.
The Black Death has come to London, spreading disease and fear through town. A mysterious prophet predicts the city s ultimate doom until an unknown apothecary arrives with a cure that actually works. Christopher s Blackthorn shop is chosen to prepare the remedy. But when an assassin threatens the apothecary s life, Christopher and his faithful friend Tom are back to hunting down the truth, risking their lives to untangle the heart of a dark conspiracy.
And as the sickness strikes close to home, the stakes are higher than ever before "