An Order for Death (Matthew Bartholomew Series #7)

by Susanna Gregory

Overview

The seventh chronicle in the Matthew Bartholomew series.

It is a time of division and denomination at the great University. The Carmelites and the Dominicans are at theological loggerheads, so much so that the more fanatical members are willing to swap rational judgement for a deadlier form of debate. And no sooner is Carmelite friar Faricius found stabbed than a Junior Proctor is found hanging from the walls of the Dominican Friary.

What was Faricius doing out when he had not been given permission to wander? How are the nuns at the nearby convent of St Radegund involved? And who is brokering trouble between Cambridge and its rival University at Oxford? The longer their enquiries go on, the more Bartholomew and Michael realise that the murders are less to do with high-minded academic principles, and more to do with far baser instincts.

'A first-rate treat for mystery lovers' (Historical Novels Review)

'Susanna Gregory has an extraordinary ability to conjure up a strong sense of time and place' (Choice)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780748124435
Publisher:	Little, Brown Book Group
Publication date:	12/02/2010
Series:	Matthew Bartholomew Series , #7
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	172,467
File size:	888 KB

About the Author

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.

Editorial Reviews

Narrator David Thorpe takes listeners to Cambridge in 1353 as competing orders of the Church are warring—quite literally—over the metaphysical constructs of realism versus nominalism. Thorpe credibly portrays doctor Matthew Bartholomew as he investigates a series of murders related to a philosophical conflict that even its staunchest defenders little understand. The listener senses Bartholomew’s increasing urgency as the murders grow in number and suspense heightens. As Bartholomew and Brother Michael uncover further intrigue at the convent of St. Radegund, which serves as a brothel of nuns, Thorpe increases the intensity of his tone and pacing to capture the urgency of this complex plot. V.M.G. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine

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