A Deadly Brew: The Fourth Matthew Bartholomew Chronicle (Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew) - Softcover

Gregory, Susanna

 
9780751569384: A Deadly Brew: The Fourth Matthew Bartholomew Chronicle (Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew)

Synopsis

For the twentieth anniversary of the start of the Matthew Bartholomew series, Sphere is delighted to reissue all of the medieval monk's cases with beautiful new series-style covers.

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The winter of 1353 has been appallingly wet, there is a fever outbreak amongst the poorer townspeople and the country is not yet fully recovered from the aftermath of the plague. The increasing reputation and wealth of the Cambridge colleges are causing dangerous tensions between the town, Church and University.

Matthew Bartholomew is called to look into the deaths of three members of the University of who died from drinking poisoned wine, and soon he stumbles upon criminal activities that implicate his relatives, friends and colleagues - so he must solve the case before matters in the town get out of hand...

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About the Author

Susanna Gregory was a police officer in Leeds before taking up an academic career. She has served as an environmental consultant, worked seventeen field seasons in the polar regions, and has taught comparative anatomy and biological anthropology.

She is the creator of the Matthew Bartholomew series of mysteries set in medieval Cambridge and the Thomas Chaloner adventures in Restoration London, and now lives in Wales with her husband, who is also a writer.

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9780751520071: A Deadly Brew: The Fourth Matthew Bartholomew Chronicle (Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew)

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ISBN 10:  0751520071 ISBN 13:  9780751520071
Publisher: Sphere, 1999
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