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Death of a Scholar: The Twentieth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew
Susanna Gregory
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Description for Death of a Scholar: The Twentieth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew
Paperback. Trouble is afoot again in medieval Cambridge - Matthew Bartholomew has reached his twentieth case. Series: Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew. Num Pages: 464 pages. BIC Classification: FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 127 x 31. Weight in Grams: 322.
In the summer of 1358 the physician Matthew Bartholomew returns to Cambridge to learn that his beloved sister is in mourning after the unexpected death of her husband, Oswald Stanmore. Aware that his son has no interest in the cloth trade that made his fortune and reputation, Oswald has left the business to his widow, but a spate of burglaries in the town distracts Matthew from supporting Edith in her grief and attempting to keep the peace between her and her wayward son. As well as the theft of irreplaceable items from Michaelhouse, which threatens its very survival, a ... Read more
In the summer of 1358 the physician Matthew Bartholomew returns to Cambridge to learn that his beloved sister is in mourning after the unexpected death of her husband, Oswald Stanmore. Aware that his son has no interest in the cloth trade that made his fortune and reputation, Oswald has left the business to his widow, but a spate of burglaries in the town distracts Matthew from supporting Edith in her grief and attempting to keep the peace between her and her wayward son. As well as the theft of irreplaceable items from Michaelhouse, which threatens its very survival, a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780751549768
SKU
V9780751549768
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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 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 ... Read more
Reviews for Death of a Scholar: The Twentieth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew
The plotting is as razor sharp as ever, but it's the droll wit that elevates this historical over the dozens of others this British author has penned Publishers Weekly