The merchant's curse /
Kolenc, Antony Barone,
The merchant's curse / Antony Barone Kolenc. - vii, 226 pages : maps ; 23 cm. - The Harwood mysteries ; book 4 .
An orphan boy in medieval England must solve several mysteries before he loses all that is dear to him, all while evading an apparent witch, a murderous criminal, and the sheriff. Xan is living in Lincoln as a merchant's apprentice to his uncle. But all is not well. Uncle William's business partner has become deathly ill after he angered a mysterious, scarred woman in the marketplace. Nigel, the reckless nephew of William's business partner, has put them in danger by befriending an enemy of the King. Why is there a band of brutes lurking near Uncle William's shop? Does the disfigured woman in the marketplace really have power over life and death? Will Nigel stop his dealings with a known traitor?
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Apprentices--Juvenile fiction.
Merchants--Juvenile fiction.
Orphans--Juvenile fiction.
Adventure stories.
Apprentices--Fiction.
Merchants--Fiction.
Orphans--Fiction.
Adventure and adventurers--Fiction.
Great Britain--History--Medieval period, 1066-1485--Juvenile fiction.
Great Britain--History--Medieval period, 1066-1485--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Christian fiction.
Religious fiction.
Action and adventure fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.
The merchant's curse / Antony Barone Kolenc. - vii, 226 pages : maps ; 23 cm. - The Harwood mysteries ; book 4 .
An orphan boy in medieval England must solve several mysteries before he loses all that is dear to him, all while evading an apparent witch, a murderous criminal, and the sheriff. Xan is living in Lincoln as a merchant's apprentice to his uncle. But all is not well. Uncle William's business partner has become deathly ill after he angered a mysterious, scarred woman in the marketplace. Nigel, the reckless nephew of William's business partner, has put them in danger by befriending an enemy of the King. Why is there a band of brutes lurking near Uncle William's shop? Does the disfigured woman in the marketplace really have power over life and death? Will Nigel stop his dealings with a known traitor?
9780829454277 0829454276
Apprentices--Juvenile fiction.
Merchants--Juvenile fiction.
Orphans--Juvenile fiction.
Adventure stories.
Apprentices--Fiction.
Merchants--Fiction.
Orphans--Fiction.
Adventure and adventurers--Fiction.
Great Britain--History--Medieval period, 1066-1485--Juvenile fiction.
Great Britain--History--Medieval period, 1066-1485--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Christian fiction.
Religious fiction.
Action and adventure fiction.
Detective and mystery fiction.