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Murder By The Book

Susanna Gregory

The eighteenth chronicle in the Matthew Bartholomew series.

It is drawing near to the end of term and the University at Cambridge is in turmoil over the opening of a new Common Library. There is an attack on one of the masters at a meeting to discuss the matter and a body is found floating in the pond in the library's garden on the eve of its opening.

Meanwhile there are rumours of a large force of dangerous smugglers lurking in the Fens. Aided by their friend Sheriff Tulyet Bartholomew and Michael must thwart the invaders before the Feast of Corpus Christi the following week. To fail might mean the destruction of the town...

'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)

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  • Classification : Thriller, Crime & Mystery
  • Pub Date : JUN 10, 2013
  • Imprint : Sphere
  • Page Extent : 448
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9780751542578
  • Price : INR 699
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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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