The Ashmole Box

<h4><br></h4><h4><strong>Book 3 of the Apothecary Greene Trilogy</strong></h4><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Providential chance brings Apothecary Richard Greene to the aid of a terribly injured man the victim of a mantrap on a local estate.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>His patient's revelation of an astonishing Roman artefact - and its source - will threaten not only the passions and principles that drive Greene's life but will cost the lives of all who become involved with its discovery.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Beside that unravelling thread of cruelty and greed another stranger narrative begins with the arrival of The Ashmole Box to Greene's Museum; a mystery one hundred and fifty years in the making.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>As the box is opened the veils of time separating the long-dead Ashmole and the inheritor of his legacy dissolve and intertwine. A revenant is summoned the terrifying pointer to a discovery beyond the Apothecary's wildest dreams.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>To a place of ancient wonder whose guardian is Death.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>www.pagedor.co.uk</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Praise for <em>The Burning Zone </em>(Volume 1):</strong></p><p><br></p><p>...a well-crafted well-constructed novel ... could do for Lichfield what Cadfael did for Shrewsbury. - Ralph James MBE <em>The Lichfield Mercury</em></p><p>The interesting balance of fact and fiction make this a great read and a real page turner. - Alison Smith <em>Express and Star</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Praise for <em>The Bishop's Grimoire </em>(Volume 2):</strong></p><p><br></p><p>This is one of the most enjoyable and unputdownable books I have read in a long time ... <strong>I can't recommend this book enough.</strong> - Marilyn Pemberton <em>Historical Novel Review</em> (Editors' Choice 2022)</p>