TY - BOOK AU - Kolenc,Antony Barone TI - The merchant's curse T2 - The Harwood mysteries SN - 9780829454277 PY - 2022/// CY - Chicago, Illinois PB - Loyola Press KW - Apprentices KW - Juvenile fiction KW - Merchants KW - Orphans KW - Adventure stories KW - Fiction KW - Adventure and adventurers KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - Medieval period, 1066-1485 KW - Historical fiction KW - lcgft KW - Christian fiction KW - Religious fiction KW - Action and adventure fiction KW - Detective and mystery fiction N2 - 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? ER -