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The Resource The habit of murder : the twenty-third chronicle of Matthew Batholomew, Susanna Gregory

The habit of murder : the twenty-third chronicle of Matthew Batholomew, Susanna Gregory

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The habit of murder : the twenty-third chronicle of Matthew Batholomew
Title
The habit of murder
Title remainder
the twenty-third chronicle of Matthew Batholomew
Statement of responsibility
Susanna Gregory
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Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
The medieval sleuth and physician Matthew Bartholomew foils another dastardly plot. In 1360 a deputation from Cambridge ventures to the Suffolk town of Clare in the hope that the wealthy Elizabeth de Burgh has left a legacy to Michaelhouse. Yet when they arrive they discover that the report of her death is false and that the college seems destined for bankruptcy. Determined to see if some of its well-heeled citizens can be persuaded to sponsor Michaelhouse, Matthew Bartholomew, Brother Michael and Master Langelee become enmeshed in the town's politics. They quickly discover that a great many other people in Clare have recently met untimely deaths. These killings, combined with the arrogance Lady de Burgh has shown over the refurbishment of the church and the grotesque behaviour of some of her entourage, have created a dangerous restlessness in the town: an atmosphere intensified when yet more murders occur. One of the victims is a fellow traveller of the Michaelhouse contingent, and Matthew Bartholomew and Brother Michael feel honour-bound to identify his killer. It is a hunt which takes them deep into Clare's murky foundations and which threatens their own survival as well as that of their beloved college
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Cataloging source
AU@
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1958-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Gregory, Susanna
Dewey number
823.92
Illustrations
maps
Index
no index present
Literary form
fiction
Series statement
The Matthew Bartholomew series
Series volume
23
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Bartholomew, Matthew (Fictitious character)
  • Physicians
  • Murder
  • College teachers
  • Great Britain
  • Bartholomew, Matthew (Fictitious character)
  • College teachers
  • Murder
  • Physicians
  • England
  • Great Britain
  • FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical
Target audience
adult
Label
The habit of murder : the twenty-third chronicle of Matthew Batholomew, Susanna Gregory
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Publication
Copyright
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volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • cartographic image
Content type code
  • txt
  • cri
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Control code
on1002177575
Dimensions
23 cm.
Extent
424 pages
Isbn
9780751562637
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
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map
System control number
(OCoLC)1002177575
Label
The habit of murder : the twenty-third chronicle of Matthew Batholomew, Susanna Gregory
Publication
Copyright
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • cartographic image
Content type code
  • txt
  • cri
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Control code
on1002177575
Dimensions
23 cm.
Extent
424 pages
Isbn
9780751562637
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
map
System control number
(OCoLC)1002177575

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