A Bone Of Contention
the third matthew bartholomew chronicle
$37.69
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
9 January 2017
Summary
A Bone of Contention: Murder and Mayhem in Medieval Cambridge
Cambridge in 1352 is a hotbed of conflict between the burgeoning University and the townspeople. Matthew Bartholomew, physician and teacher at Michaelhouse college, finds himself struggling to maintain order as tensions escalate and a student is brutally murdered, plunging the town into chaos.
Compounding the unrest, a skeleton is unearthed, igniting local fervor with rumors that it belongs to a venerated martyr. …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780751568042 |
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| ISBN-10: | 075156804X |
| Series: | Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew |
| Author: | Susanna Gregory |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Sphere |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 9 January 2017 |
| Weight: | 350g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 126mm x 32mm |
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Susanna Gregory has an extraordinary ability to conjure up a strong sense of time and place– Choice
[A] richly imagined world of colourful medieval society and irresistible monkish sleuthing - Good Book Guide
Susanna Gregory writes with fluency and energy, avoids archaic vocabulary, despite her 14th-century setting and, having had a career as an academic, bases the stories in this enjoyable series on careful research - Literary ReviewA first-rate treat for mystery lovers - Historical Novels ReviewSusanna Gregory has an extraordinary ability to conjure up a strong sense of time and place - ChoiceAbout The Author
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.
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