To Kill Or Cure
The Thirteenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew

This eventful mystery is the 13th instalment of the exciting "Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles" from the author, Susanna Gregory. First of all I like to mention that the author's storytelling has once again of a superb quality, and that this mystery is so far one of the best, and secondly, all figures,......more

A fake healer is in Cambridge and causing all kinds of problems for Bartholomew. Yes, medical knowledge in the 14th-century is sketchy, even with the most favorable interpretation that Ms. Gregory can give: Bartholomew doesn’t believe in horoscopes and at least he washes his hands and his herbal ski......more

This novel offers a plot with enough twists to keep me guessing until the very end. The relationship between Matthew Bartholomew, the physician and Michael, the overweight monk continues to intrigue me. Cambridge, the medieval college town, is a character in its own right. I continue to enjoy this se......more

This is from another one of those historical mystery series - medieval setting (Cambridge in the 1300s), town/gown tensions, monks galore. The sad thing is that every one that I've read barring Ellis Peters' Brother Cadfael takes themselves so seriously it hurts. The conflict here is threefold. One,......more

Enjoyable and engaging if not very original. The first few Matthew Bartholomew books were very good (the first one was excellent), but now I've reached Number 13 and they've settled down to a fairly predictable formula. They have engaging characters and interesting plots, and are very readable, but......more