Mystery in the Minster (Matthew Bartholomew Series #17)

by Susanna Gregory

Overview

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)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780751542592
Publisher:	Little, Brown Book Group
Publication date:	08/01/2012
Series:	Matthew Bartholomew Series , #17
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 7.70(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

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.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Gregory again displays her mastery of complex storytelling and period detail."  —Publishers Weekly starred review of Killer of Pilgrims

"A perfect choice for historical fans who miss Ellis Peters."  —Library Journal on A Vein of Deceit

"Superb . . . the pace never slackens, despite the book's length, and Gregory again proves adept at weaving a plot complicated enough to be baffling but not so intricate as to become confusing."  —Publishers Weekly, starred review

"The author blends meticulous historical data into a well-paced, hard to put down story...A first-rate treat for mystery lovers!" —The Historical Novels Review

"Gregory has written a very satisfactory addition to this series that will leave the reader looking forward to her next work."  –San Francisco Book Review, online

Editorial Reviews

Superb. . . . Gregory again proves adept at weaving a plot complicated enough to be baffling but not so intricate as to become confusing

—Publishers' Weekly Starred Review

As in her previous chronicles, the author blends meticulous historical data into a well-paced, hard to put down story. This one is especially intriguing since every logical choice of culprit pans out until the last moment. A first-rate treat for mystery lovers!—Historical Novels Review

Gregory's obvious command of period detail convincingly transports the reader to England in 1358...a very satisfactory addition to this series—San Francisco Book Review

From the Publisher

Set in 1358, Gregory’s superb 17th whodunit starring Cambridge physician Matthew Bartholomew (after 2010’s The Killer of Pilgrims) takes Bartholomew and several other fellows of Michaelhouse College to York, where they try to resolve a dispute over a legacy of the city’s late archbishop. Six years after the death of Archbishop William Zouche, the fellows of Michaelhouse learn that he bequeathed them a chapel, which would go a long way toward addressing their financial woes. Unfortunately, there appears to be only oral evidence for the bequest, and executors of Zouche’s estate, who might have confirmed its existence, have been dying off at an alarming rate. The pace never slackens, despite the book’s length, and Gregory again proves adept at weaving a plot complicated enough to be baffling but not so intricate as to become confusing. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly

Medieval physician Matthew Bartholomew (The Killer of Pilgrims) heads to Leeds when an inheritance due to a Cambridge college gets tied up in murder and deceit.

Library Journal