img

A Poisonous Plot

Susanna Gregory

The twenty first chronicle in the Matthew Bartholomew series.

In 1358, over a century after its foundation in Cambridge, the college of Michaelhouse is facing a serious shortfall of funds and competition from upstarts rivals such as Zachary Hostel. Their problems are made no easier by the hostility of the town's inhabitants who favour the university moving away to the Fens.

This simmering tension threatens to break into violence when a well-known tradesman is found dead in one of the colleges. Matthew Bartholomew knows he was poisoned but cannot identify the actual substance, never mind the killer. He also worries that other illnesses and deaths may have been caused by the effluent from his sister's dye works.

Torn between loyalties to his kin and to his college, he fears the truth may destroy both his personal and professional life, but he knows he must use his skills as a physician to discover the truth before many more lose their lives entirely.

'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)

  • Classification : Thriller, Crime & Mystery
  • Pub Date : JUN 2, 2016
  • Imprint : Sphere
  • Page Extent : 400
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9780751549782
  • Price : INR 699
image

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.

Discover more books

image
View Details
The Clerkenwell Affair

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
The Sanctuary Murders

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
Intrigue in Covent Garden

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
The Sanctuary Murders

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
The Habit of Murder

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
The Tarnished Chalice

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
To Kill Or Cure

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
The Devil's Disciples

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
The Hand Of Justice

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
The Mark Of A Murderer

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
The Executioner of St Paul's

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
A Summer Of Discontent

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
A Killer In Winter

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
The Habit of Murder

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
A Masterly Murder

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
An Order For Death

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
A Grave Concern

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
A Deadly Brew

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
A Wicked Deed

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
A Bone Of Contention

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
An Unholy Alliance

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
The Chelsea Strangler

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
The Cheapside Corpse

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
Death of a Scholar

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
Murder on High Holborn

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
The Lost Abbot

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
Death in St James's Park

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
Murder By The Book

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
The Piccadilly Plot

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
Mystery In The Minster

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
The Body In The Thames

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
The Killer Of Pilgrims

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
A Murder On London Bridge

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
The Killer Of Pilgrims

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
A Vein Of Deceit

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
The Westminster Poisoner

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
A Murder On London Bridge

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
The Butcher Of Smithfield

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
Blood on the Strand

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
A Conspiracy Of Violence

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
An Unholy Alliance

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
A Bone Of Contention

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
An Order For Death

Susanna Gregory

image
View Details
A Plague On Both Your Houses

Susanna Gregory

Advanced Search