[A] richly imagined world of colourful medieval society and irresistible monkish sleuthing - Good Book Guide<p></p>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 Review<p></p>A first-rate treat for mystery lovers - Historical Novels Review<p></p>Susanna Gregory has an extraordinary ability to conjure up a strong sense of time and place - Choice
For the twentieth anniversary of the Matthew Bartholomew series, Sphere is delighted to reissue the first three books with beautiful new series-style covers. Cambridge in 1352 is rife with terrible clashes between the fledgling University and the townspeople. Matthew Bartholomew, physician and teacher at Michaelhouse college, is trying to keep the peace when a student is murdered and the town plunges into chaos. At the same time a skeleton is discovered that is rumoured to belong to a local martyr, and Bartholomew has his hands full investigating both deaths while the rioting intensifies...
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For the twentieth anniversary of the Matthew Bartholomew series, Sphere is delighted to reissue the first three books with beautiful new series-style covers.
[A] richly imagined world of colourful medieval society and irresistible monkish sleuthing - Good Book GuideSusanna 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 - Choice
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780751568042
Publisert
2016
Utgiver
Little, Brown Book Group; Sphere
Vekt
350 gr
Høyde
197 mm
Bredde
126 mm
Dybde
32 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
512
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