Listen free for 30 days
Listen with offer
-
A Vigil of Spies
- Narrated by: Christopher Scott
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
Failed to add items
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Adding to library failed
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
99p for the first 3 months
A Vigil of Spies
Buy Now for £12.99
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
Summary
A CALLOUS MURDER. A DEVASTATING SECRET. A CRIME OF PASSION. Bishopthorpe Palace, York. September 1373: John Thoresby, the Archbishop of York, lies dying. One of the most powerful men in the country, his imminent demise has the dominant families of the north vying to influence his succession.
Owen Archer, Thoresby’s master of the guards, is one of the few men Thoresby trusts. He is determined to ensure that his lord's last days are as peaceful as possible, but his plans are thrown into disarray when Thoresby agrees to a visit from Joan, Princess of Wales, wife of the Black Prince and mother of the young heir to the throne of England. She has come to seek the great man’s advice before it is too late. Owen resolves to do his duty, but within minutes of Joan’s arrival things go disastrously wrong when a member of the royal party is murdered. Then, only days later, a messenger carrying urgent letters for Thoresby is found hanging in the woods. Soon, the shadow of suspicion falls on the whole household. And as Owen races against time to find the murderer amongst them, he starts to realise that not only has one of his own men been compromised, but all their lives are now in danger…
More from the same
What listeners say about A Vigil of Spies
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance3 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- Pen
- 05-08-13
A Vigil of Spies
Candace Robb's Owen Archer books are a favourite and I enjoyed listening to this book.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Learning is fun!
- 12-05-22
Another good story
Not the best if the sure but still well worth listening. A rather complex take which gets a little convoluted and the train for the murder sends a little far fetched so don't try to guess whodunit! Still a good read though.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
-
Overall5 out of 5 stars
-
Performance5 out of 5 stars
-
Story5 out of 5 stars
- nought
- 13-12-17
Meet some interesting characters
Great read with some interesting twists
Wonderful narration which kept me listening
Very easy to listen to
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall4 out of 5 stars
-
Performance2 out of 5 stars
-
Story4 out of 5 stars
- Bar Thom
- 31-07-20
Changing accents
I have got use to the change of Reader but I find his various accents during the conversations off putting. I find especially Owen's ; sometimes it is as though he has a cold and vaguely from Birmingham or Liverpool.
Once I accepted these anomalies it was fIne. Enjoyed it. I would love to meet Magdala, a very interesting person.
Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
You voted on this review!
You reported this review!
1 person found this helpful