Margaret Kerr

3 primary works • 4 total works

A Trust Betrayed

by Candace Robb

Published 26 October 2000

With meticulous attention to detail, thirteenth-century Edinburgh is brought to life in this engrossing and enthralling Medieval mystery from much-loved author Candace Robb. Intrigue coupled with vivid characterisation and expert plotting all serve to make this a perfect read for fans of Ellis Peters, S J Parris, Conn Iggulden and Bernard Cornwell.

'Thirteenth-century Edinburgh comes off the page cold and convincing - most enjoyable' -- The List
'Brilliant -- Robb presents a feisty new heroine who proves to be no fool' -- Woman & Home
'This is history as it should be told!' -- GoodBook Guide
'History and mystery at their best' -- Northern Echo

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WHEN TRYING TO UNTANGLE A VICIOUS WEB OF SECRETS, WHO CAN YOU TRUST?

1297: Young wife Margaret Kerr is desperately afraid. Her merchant husband Roger has been missing since Martinmas. Has he been caught up in the swelling rebellion against the English? Is he even alive?

Jack Sinclair, her husband's cousin, has pledged to try to locate Roger in the city. When he is found stabbed to death, Margaret resolves she must ride to Edinburgh herself to uncover the truth.

But Scotland is a country at war, Edinburgh an occupied city: it is no place for a woman alone.

Margaret's mission is frowned upon, her arrival at her uncle's tavern unwelcome. And when she starts to ask questions, she finds a city rife with closely guarded secrets and dangerous loyalties. Soon violence erupts outside the tavern and there is murder on their doorstep.

Margaret discovers how little she had known either of Roger or Jack...

The Fire In The Flint

by Candace Robb

Published October 2003

Margaret Kerr of Perth is living with her uncle Murdoch in Edinburgh during the summer of 1297. She'd come to search for her long-absent husband who is in the service of Robert the Bruce.

A Cruel Courtship

by Candace Robb

Published 27 January 2005

It is Scotland, 1297. In the weeks leading up to the Battle of Stirling Bridge, Margaret Kerr takes up residence in Stirling town. She has come to discover why the informer who has been providing Wallace and Murray with details of the English plans has become unreliable. Although fearful that she may have inherited her mother's visionary gift and curse, and estranged from her husband, Roger, she is as determined as ever to play her part in saving Scotland from the hammer of Edward Longshanks - King of England and would-be King of the Scots. She has accepted the undertaking at the request of James Comyn, kinsman of the deposed Scottish king, John Balliol. It is an important and difficult mission, for who holds Stirling Castle holds Scotland, and with fresh English recruits marching forth, a battle for the castle is imminent. But Margaret's loyalty to the cause is severely tested when Roger is killed. Now her spying role is doubly dangerous...

The Margaret Kerr Series

by Candace Robb

Published 9 August 2015