A Masterly Murder, Susanna Gregory
A Masterly Murder, Susanna Gregory
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A Masterly Murder
The Sixth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew

Author: Susanna Gregory

Narrator: David Thorpe

Unabridged: 18 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/11/2017

Synopsis

Michaelhouse is in uproar: Kenyngham the saintly but ageing Master has announced his retirement and with unseemly haste Runham arranges his own 'election' as his successor. Within days he has dismissed several members of staff, including the redoubtable laundress Agatha, and is making life so unpleasant for the scholars that even Matthew Bartholomew believes his future as physician and teacher at the college is untenable. But Matthew has many patients to divert his attention and Brother Michael, Proctor of the fledgling university, has some suspicious deaths to investigate, although they cannot help but notice that the new Master has commissioned a flurry of building work. Then Runham himself is murdered and, although mourned by none, Matthew and Michael know they have to solve the mystery before any more damage is done to their beloved Michaelhouse.

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 September 24, 2019

This thrilling murder mystery is the 6th volume of the wonderful "Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles" from the amazing author, Susanna Gregory. This book is originally from the year 2000, and it still reads as fresh today as when it was first published then. At the beginning of the book you'll find a well......more

Goodreads review by Pamela on December 13, 2021

Another challenging mystery with a complicated plot. However, as I’ve stated before, the charm of the series, and the reason I’m somewhat obsessed with it, is: 1. the well-drawn, complex characters, both goodies and baddies; and 2. the historical backgroul. nd that is so flawlessly portrayed that I......more

Goodreads review by LJ on July 11, 2020

I don't know how to feel about this series anymore. I love Bartholomew and Michael's banter, I will laugh out loud about some of the things they say or the situations they get themselves into. Yet this book was so long-winded and confusing. They only started solving the mystery after 300 pages! and......more

Goodreads review by EuroHackie on January 04, 2025

Well, this was a disappointment. I found and read An Order for Death when I was studying in the Netherlands, and I enjoyed it immensely. Apparently in the 17 years since, my tastes have changed - or this is a particularly bad entry into this series. Matthew Bartholomew is completely dim, reacting to......more

Goodreads review by Elizabeth on April 08, 2021

Convoluted and predictable. You know who is going to be killed by their level of badness or their knowing a secret they just can’t share. The story is made worse by David Thorpe’s overwrought narration. Brother Michael comes off so annoying that I would have killed him off in the first book. The the......more

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