Candace Robb


Candace Robb is an American historical novelist, whose works are set in medieval England. She has also written under the pen name Emma Campion.

Biography

Candace Robb was born in North Carolina, grew up in Ohio, and now lives in Seattle, Washington with her husband. After an education in Catholic schools, Robb studied and researched medieval history for many years. In an interview, she said, "I did my graduate work in English literature with a strong concentration in medieval and Anglo-Saxon literature and history". After completing her master's degree at the University of Cincinnati in Ohio, she began the Ph.D. programme but did not complete her dissertation.
Before becoming a novelist, she worked as an editor of scientific publications.
She strives for accuracy of historical events which are the backdrop for her fictional characters. Kirkus Reviews said that "Robb puts the history back into historical mystery".
Robb divides her time between the American Pacific Northwest and the UK, frequently spending time in Scotland and in York to research her books.

Selected works

Owen Archer series

  1. The Apothecary Rose
  2. The Lady Chapel
  3. The Nun's Tale
  4. The King's Bishop
  5. The Riddle of St. Leonard's
  6. A Gift of Sanctuary
  7. A Spy for the Redeemer
  8. The Cross-Legged Knight
  9. The Guilt of Innocents
  10. A Vigil of Spies
  11. The Bone Jar
  12. A Conspiracy of Wolves

    Margaret Kerr series

  13. A Trust Betrayed
  14. The Fire in the Flint
  15. A Cruel Courtship

    As Emma Campion

  16. The King's Mistress
  17. A Triple Knot

    Kate Clifford series

  18. The Service of the Dead
  19. A Twisted Vengeance
  20. A Murdered Peace