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.To Kill or Cure: The Thirteenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles)

by: Susanna Gregory

June 01, 2008

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.Blood on The Strand: Chaloner's Second Exploit in Restoration London (Thomas Chaloner Mysteries)

by: Susanna Gregory

August 02, 2007
'Blood on the Strand' is the second novel by Susanna Gregory featuring the 'intelligence agent' Thomas Chaloner set in Restoration London. The year is 1633, Charles II is back on the throne since (only) 3 years and London is still a hotbed of dissenters and ex-Cromwellians. Thomas has been unable to secure a job with the government's spymaster Joseph Williamson and now works for the Earl of Clarendon, Lord Chancellor. When a government agent readily shoots a 'beggar' and the latter turns out to be nothing less than a master-surgeon, Chaloner is asked to investigate and soon finds himself in the midst of a hornet's nest of warring factions at court, all of which are ready to kill to further their aims...

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.A Bone of Contention: The Third Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew (The Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew)

by: Susanna Gregory

June 05, 2003
Susanna Gregory is the pseudonym of a Cambridge academic who was previously a coroner's officer. Her series of medieval mysteries have gained a formidable following. This book is the second in the series and introduces the physician Matthew Bartholomew to the reader. There are now a number of books in the series and they are always eagerly awaited by the author's fans.

Besides practising medicine Matthew is also a teacher at a Cambridge University and his sometimes unorthodox treatment of his patients draws accusations of heresy from his more traditional, but less skilled colleagues.

In this novel Matthew Bartholomew, a physician at Michaelhouse College in Cambridge, is called to the King's Ditch, a horrible stinking place ... Read More:
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.The Devil's Disciples: The Fourteenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles)

by: Susanna Gregory

June 01, 2008
Susanna Gregory is the pseudonym of a Cambridge academic who was previously a coroner's officer. Her series of medieval mysteries have gained a formidable following. This book is the second in the series and introduces the physician Matthew Bartholomew to the reader. There are now a number of books in the series and they are always eagerly awaited by the author's fans.

Besides practising medicine Matthew is also a teacher at a Cambridge University and his sometimes unorthodox treatment of his patients draws accusations of heresy from his more traditional, but less skilled colleagues.

In this novel Matthew Bartholomew, a physician at Michaelhouse College in Cambridge, is called to the King's Ditch, a horrible stinking place ... Read More:
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.A Plague on Both Your Houses: The First Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicle (Time Warner))

by: Susanna Gregory

July 04, 1996
Interesting read though the plot gets extremely complicated towards the end of the book and interest in whodunnit began to wane. Far more effective is the author's depiction of a plague ridden town, which perhaps would have made a more interesting novel without the murders. Matthew Barthlolomew seems a bit vague and wet but serves his purpose. Not sure if I would pick up the next one in the series.
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.An Unholy Alliance: The Second Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicle (Time Warner))

by: Susanna Gregory

June 05, 1997
I have just re-read this and I think I enjoyed it even more second time around.
The plot, set in Medieval Cambridge, revolves around Matthew Bartholomew, a doctor/Michaelhouse scholar and his side kick, a monk, Brother Michael. Together they investigate various goings on whilst trying to teach students medicine and theology.
This time around, they investigate the death of a Friar found in University documents chest, the murder of several town prostitutes and the alleged activity of two Satanic covens... is all as it seems?
Susanna Gregory skillfully weaves twists and turns into the plot to make this a great read right up to the end.
Very highly recommended.
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.A Wicked Deed: The Fifth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew (The chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew)

by: Susanna Gregory

June 01, 2000
Susanna Gregory is the pseudonym of a Cambridge academic who was previously a coroner's officer. Her series of mediaeval mysteries have gained a formidable following. This book is the second in the series and introduces the physician Matthew Bartholomew to the reader. There are now a number of books in the series and they are always eagerly awaited by the author's fans.

Besides practising medicine Matthew is also a teacher at a Cambridge University and his sometimes unorthodox treatment of his patients draws accusations of heresy from his more traditional, but less skilled colleagues.

Matthew Bartholomew fellow of Michaelhouse college, and doctor of medicine is taking a journey to Suffolk with other members of the college. They are travelling ... Read More:
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.A Killer in Winter: The Ninth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicle (Time Warner))

by: Susanna Gregory

June 03, 2004
Susanna Gregory is not as prolific a writer as many of the authors who write this style of book and the anticipation of waiting for a new title can be quite frustrating for the reader. However the wait is always worthwhile.

Her choice of Cambridge as the main backdrop to her books is inspired. It seems to lull the reader into a world of spires and colleges inhabited by the students and academics who teach there. There is also always the underground rumblings of the inhabitants of the city who are constantly at loggerheads with the colleges and hate the students intensely, thinking of them as nothing more than thugs and bully boys.

Christmas is coming and while Matthew Bartholomew's colleagues in the Cambridge colleges are preparing for the festivities, ... Read More:
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.The Hand of Justice (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicle (Time Warner))

by: Susanna Gregory

May 26, 2005
I know that historical fiction is not usually at the top of the best seller lists and I guess that it is not really a subject that appeals to the mainstream book reading public, but if ever an author deserved best sellers Susanna Gregory is certainly one of them.

She is not as prolific a writer as many of the authors who write this style of book and the anticipation of waiting for a new title can be quite frustrating for the reader. However the wait is always worthwhile.

I am not sure whether it is Matthew Bartholomew himself, or the setting of Cambridge in the mid-fourteenth century but Miss Gregory's books seem to carry an aura all of their own. Certainly for me and hopefully for other readers as well.

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.An Order for Death: The Seventh Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew (The Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew)

by: Susanna Gregory

June 06, 2002
Susanna Gregory is the pseudonym of a Cambridge academic who was previously a coroner's officer. Her series of mediaeval mysteries have gained a formidable following. This book is the second in the series and introduces the physician Matthew Bartholomew to the reader. There are now a number of books in the series and they are always eagerly awaited by the author's fans.

Besides practising medicine Matthew is also a teacher at a Cambridge University and his sometimes unorthodox treatment of his patients draws accusations of heresy from his more traditional, but less skilled colleagues.

Intense arguments on the subject of theology appears to be the main motive for a string of brutal murders among the various religious order in Cambridge. But Matthew Bartholomew thinks it is more ... Read More:
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