Death of a Scholar, Susanna Gregory
Death of a Scholar, Susanna Gregory
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Death of a Scholar
The Twentieth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew

Author: Susanna Gregory

Narrator: David Thorpe

Unabridged: 16 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/05/2014

Synopsis

The University should have been delighted when an influential courtier decides to found a new College in Cambridge, but the older Colleges are jealous of the newcomer's ostentatious wealth, and the townsfolk bitterly resent yet another academic foundation thrust into their midst. Tensions between town and gown rise further still when physician Matthew Bartholomew snatches an unpopular felon from the jaws of death - an incident that coincides with a sudden increase in violent crime across the whole region.

As the new College is about to receive the charter that will make it an official part of the University, an arrow flies through the air and kills the Junior Proctor. With the townsfolk and the scholars blaming each other for the murder, Bartholomew and his friend Brother Michael must find the culprit before the whole region erupts in a frenzy of recrimination and revenge.

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

This very exciting mystery is the 20th volume of the excellent "Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles" series from the wonderful author, Susanna Gregory. Now that we are back within our familiar surroundings of Cambridge, England, you'll find its well-drawn map in the AD 1350s once again at the beginning of......more

Goodreads review by Ellie

I picked up this book on a whim, so it is my first of the series. I really enjoyed the historical back drop, and particularly liked reading the historical note at the end, which linked the story to real life. However, I did feel there were a large number of characters, and at times I got a little lo......more

Goodreads review by Mary

I'm not entirely certain why I keep buying this series. So many of the recurring characters are ridiculous and/or unpleasant that it's difficult to care much what happens to them.......more

Goodreads review by Pamela

This is Book 20, and I thought it was better than some of the immediately preceding ones. It is set directly after book 19, upon the return from Peterborough by the Michaelhouse contingent. At the end of The Lost Abbot, Michael receives a message that a new College, Winwick Hall, has been hurriedly e......more

Goodreads review by Diana

Another addition to a great series. Can be read on its own but much better if you start the series from Book #1 and read them in order. They are easy to follow and I can never put them down. The characters are like old friends now. You would think with 20 books the series would be running out of ste......more

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