A Killer In Winter, Susanna Gregory
A Killer In Winter, Susanna Gregory
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A Killer In Winter
The Ninth Matthew Bartholomew Chronicle

Author: Susanna Gregory

Narrator: David Thorpe

Unabridged: 19 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/13/2017

Synopsis

Cambridge 1354. Christmas approaches and the town is gripped by the worst blizzards in living memory. As the physician, Matthew Bartholomew, struggles to help the poorer citizens cope with freezing temperatures, his colleagues prepare for the festivities. The weather has trapped many travellers in the town, including Matthew's erstwhile love, Philippa. She and her wealthy husband are invited to Michaelhouse for the main feast, and Matthew is horrified that he does not immediately recognise the over-weight, sulky woman who once stole his heart. In some ways he is relieved to accept Brother Michael's orders to identify a man found dead, apparently from exposure, in a nearby church, but the success of his mission brings him closer to Philippa's circle, for the man was her husband's servant. And then the husband himself is dead, victim of an accident on the treacherous ice of the fens - or was it a more sinister death, somehow linked to the death of one of his business rivals months earlier in London?
Susanna Gregory again brings medieval Cambridge to rich and vibrant life in a beautifully crafted mystery.

About 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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Clemens on November 15, 2019

This thrilling historical mystery, dear readers and book-lovers, is already the 9th volume of the astounding "Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles" from the author, Susanna Gregory. At the beginning of the book you'll find a well-drawn map of Cambridge, England, in the AD 1350s, where this series has retur......more

Goodreads review by Bookish Ally on July 29, 2022

It’s Christmas in 1354 and it’s cold and icy in Cambridge. Death and murder are much more commonplace than they are today and the head proctor Michael of Michaelhouse is on the job after several deaths kick off the revelry of the Christmas season. This series of books is just wonderful. Historically......more

Goodreads review by Ioana on January 31, 2015

I love Gregory's portrayal of the period, and her writing is still good for what it is (a fun mystery, not literature/art), but this story is basically the same as all previous 8. Even though I loved the first few, after a handful, I started getting bored... #9 will probably be my last (for a while)......more

Goodreads review by Melinda on May 21, 2024

Doing a re-read of this series. Such great stories, many based on real life people and events. Am listening to the audiobooks this time round - adds such a new dimension to the tales. And, while I like Bartholomew, I think Brother Michael is a hoot.......more

Goodreads review by Sophie on February 08, 2016

Published: 01/06/2004 Author: Susanna Gregory Recommended for: fans of historical fiction Another brilliant book in the Matthew Bartholomew series written by the excellent Susanna Gregory. It is a book which captures your attention and doesn't let it go until the very last word of the book. A supurb bo......more

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