The Owl Killers

Author: Karen Maitland

From the author of Company of Liars, hailed as “a jewel of a medieval mystery”* and “an atmospheric tale of treachery and magic,”** comes a magnificent new novel of an embattled village and a group of courageous women who are set on a collision course—in an unforgettable storm of secrets, lust, and rage., , England, 1321. The tiny village of Ulewic teeters between survival….Read More

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