Author: Susanna Gregory Year: 1996 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery, Historical fiction, Fiction, Crime
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ISBNs: 9780312966317 9780751519358 0312966318 0751519359 |
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Two years after the Black Death has decimated the population of England, a new killer is stalking the streets of Cambridge: a serial murderer preying on the women of the small town. Matthew Bartholomew, a physician with ideas ahead of his time and his companion, the portly monk Brother Michael, must uncover the identity of the killer before he strikes again. Meanwhile, bands of homeless peasants roam the land, shunning lives of virtual slavery in the fields, and turning instead to robbery and violence. The high death rate among priests and monks has left the people vulnerable to sinister cults that have grown up in the wake of the plague. During the course of their investigation, Bartholomew and Brother Michael are compelled to undertake the exhumation of a clerk, eavesdrop on a sinister meeting in an abandoned church, and engage in a hair-raising chase on horseback to save their lives as they close in on an evil coven taking advantage of the despair caused by the plague.
This book is part of the "Matthew Bartholomew" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "A Grave Concern" First published in 2016 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "To Kill or Cure" First published in 2008 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Hand of Justice" First published in 2004 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "A Killer in Winter" First published in 2003 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "An Order for Death" First published in 2001 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "A Masterly Murder" First published in 2000 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "A Wicked Deed" First published in 1999 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "A Deadly Brew" First published in 1998 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "A Bone of Contention" First published in 1997 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Lost Abbot" Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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