Mystery In The Minster, Susanna Gregory
Mystery In The Minster, Susanna Gregory
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Mystery In The Minster
The Seventeenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew

Author: Susanna Gregory

Narrator: David Thorpe

Unabridged: 13 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/24/2017


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 seventeenth chronicle in the Matthew Bartholomew series.

In 1358 the fledging college of Michaelhouse in Cambridge is in need of extra funds. A legacy from the Archbishop of York of a parish close to that city promises a welcome source of income. However, there has been another claim to its ownership and it seems the only way to settle the dispute is for a deputation from Michaelhouse to travel north.

Matthew Bartholomew is among the small party which arrives in the bustling city, where the increasing wealth of the merchants is unsettling the established order, and where a French invasion is an ever-present threat to its port. But soon he and his colleagues learn that many of the Archbishop's executors have died in unexplained circumstances and that the codicil naming Michaelhouse as a beneficiary cannot be found...

'A first-rate treat for mystery lovers' (Historical Novels Review)

'Susanna Gregory has an extraordinary ability to conjure up a strong sense of time and place' (Choice)

About Susanna Gregory

Susanna Gregory was a police officer in Leeds before taking up an academic career. She has served as an environmental consultant, worked eighteen 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. She now lives in Wales with her husband, who is also a writer.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Clemens

This thrilling mystery is the 17th volume of a delightful series called the "Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles" from the author, Susanna Gregory. Story-telling has been once more of a superb quality, all figures featuring, whether they are real historical or fantastic fictional, come splendidly to life......more

Goodreads review by Pamela

I did very much enjoy this installment of the Doctor Bartholomew series. Of course the city of York has changed much since the 14th century; however, many of the churches remain. I am particularly fond of All Saints Church (All Saints Pavement), a Grade I-listed building with its 14th-century west w......more

Goodreads review by Amy

Rating is probably a little padded (maybe more like 2.5?) because I read this by the pool and the beach on a very lovely island with a drink in hand, but meh. Best choice on the leftovers shelf and did the trick. Research/exposition is clumsily inserted, and running gags aren't quite funny enough to......more

Goodreads review by Shannon

Not my favorite Matthew Bartholomew but still a fun read.......more