And without any business, Christopher has no money to buy food until given some coins to tide him over by Isaac Chandler, an old friend of Master Benedict. Having inherited Master Benedict's home and apothecary shop doesn't help Christopher very much when the plague returns to London in early September 1665 - Christopher can't sell any possible remedies because he is an apprentice without a master or license of his own.
Now, just a few months later, Christopher is faced with a new mystery in Book 2, Mark of the Plague. The action takes place over the course of six days - Thursday, to Tuesday, June 2, 1665, important dates for the story. It's a mystery that requires Christopher to use his knowledge of Latin, puzzles, ciphers, and codes, taught to him by Master Benedict. But when Master Benedict is murdered, Christopher sets out to discover who did it and why. Christopher Rowe, 14, an orphan, is chosen to be an apprentice to apothecary Benedict Blackthorn. It is a fascinating action-packed mystery. In 2015, The Blackthorn Key, the first book in the Blackthorn Key series, not only received starred reviews, but it was also the Middle Grade Fiction Cybils winner and for good reason.
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