A Summer Of Discontent, Susanna Gregory
A Summer Of Discontent, Susanna Gregory
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A Summer Of Discontent
The Eighth Matthew Bartholomew Chronicle

Author: Susanna Gregory

Narrator: David Thorpe

Unabridged: 19 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/15/2017

Synopsis

It's August, 1354, and physician-monk Matthew Bartholomew jumps at the chance to travel to Ely with his friend and colleague Brother Michael, as it will give him a unique opportunity to study in the richly stocked library of the Benedictine priory. Michael has been summoned to the city by his bishop, but it isn't until they arrive that they discover the reason - the bishop has been accused of murder. The charge seems ludicrous, but Michael takes the investigation seriously and energetically sets about his task.

At the same time Bartholomew comes across an underground movement of rebellion against the church and the tithes they demand from the laity, and the two men also learn that there has been a spate of burglaries which are being blamed on a band of travellers. Then a fellow of the priory is murdered almost under their noses. Can this death be connected to the others? Are all the killings linked to the burgeoning rebellion in the city?

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 exciting historical mystery is the 8th episode of the wonderful "Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles" from the author, Susanna Gregory. At the beginning of the book you'll find a well-drawn map of a place called, Ely, England, at around AD 1354, and this is the place where this mystery is situated, a......more

Goodreads review by Pamela

Another excellent installment in this series. In this one, Michael and Bartholomew, along with Cynric and Beadle Meadowman, are in Ely, Michael having been summoned by Bishop de Lisle to investigate an accusation of murder made against him by a female relative of the King. While they are investigati......more

Goodreads review by Sandra

I didn't like this volume as much as the others in the series. It's set at Ely, near where some of my ancestors settled much later than the Medieval period setting of the mystery. This novel isn't as engaging as the prior volumes in the series to me because it's just too much--too many deaths, too c......more

Goodreads review by Shannon

This one was more obvious than most simply because there was only one person you didn't expect. Not my favorite way of picking the bad guy but still one of my favorite duos to read about.......more

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