The Lost Abbot, Susanna Gregory
The Lost Abbot, Susanna Gregory
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The Lost Abbot
The Nineteenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew

Author: Susanna Gregory

Narrator: Andrew Wincott

Unabridged: 11 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/06/2013

Synopsis

Matthew Bartholomew doesn't want to travel to Peterborough in the summer of 1358, but his friendship with the lovely Julitta Holm has caused a scandal in Cambridge, so he has no choice. He is one of a party of Bishop's Commissioners, charged to discover what happened to Peterborough's abbot, who went for a ride one day and has not been seen since.

When the Commissioners arrive, they find the town in turmoil. A feisty rabble-rouser is encouraging the poor to rise up against their overlords, the abbey is at war with a powerful goldsmith and his army of mercenaries, and there are bitter rivalries between competing shrines. One shrine is dedicated to Lawrence de Oxforde, a vicious felon who was executed for his crimes, but who has been venerated after miracles started occurring at his grave.

However, it is not long before murder rears its head, and its first victim is Joan, the woman in charge of Oxforde's tomb...

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 March 03, 2020

This exciting mystery is the 19th volume of the excellent "Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles" series from the formidable author, Susanna Gregory. At the beginning of the book you'll find a well-drawn map of Peterborough, England, in the AD 1350s, where this mystery is now situated, while at the end of t......more

Goodreads review by Pamela on January 25, 2022

I much prefer the mysteries that are set in Cambridge, with the familiar cast of characters. However, there were several things I particularly enjoyed in this one. Clippesby is one of my favorite Michaelhouse Fellows, and I like that he was featured prominently in this one; likewise, Cynric, even th......more

Goodreads review by Neil on September 25, 2013

Gregory neither bores nor inspires: this is a readable and immediately forgettable novel that fits comfortably in its genre. This sounds like damning with faint praise, but that's not my intention. It's worth reading unless you have something more important to do. And if the latter is the case, why......more

Goodreads review by Andy on July 08, 2014

Fans of Matthew Bartholomew will enjoy this as I did but the series is getting tired and needs to be concluded soon. It is now very formulaic and the plots are getting too predictable even when they are, like here, away from Cambridge. This one is OK but could have been much better.......more

Goodreads review by Renita on June 01, 2019

Brings the era to vivid life. Loved the humour as well......more

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