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The Hand Of Justice: The Tenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew
Susanna Gregory
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Description for The Hand Of Justice: The Tenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew
Paperback. The Tenth Chronicle of the mediaeval physician turned sleuth, Matthew Bartholomew. Series: Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew. Num Pages: 544 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 109 x 34. Weight in Grams: 274.
In Cambridge 1355 the colleges of the fledgling university are as much at odds with each other as they are with the ordinary townfolk. This tension has recently been heightened by the return of two well-born murderers after receiving the King's pardon, showing no remorse but ready to confront those who helped convict them. And in the midst of this Bartholomew the physician is called to the local mill to examine two corpses. It is almost a relief to be able to turn his back on the fractious town, but as always in Cambridge nothing is disconnected. ... Read more
In Cambridge 1355 the colleges of the fledgling university are as much at odds with each other as they are with the ordinary townfolk. This tension has recently been heightened by the return of two well-born murderers after receiving the King's pardon, showing no remorse but ready to confront those who helped convict them. And in the midst of this Bartholomew the physician is called to the local mill to examine two corpses. It is almost a relief to be able to turn his back on the fractious town, but as always in Cambridge nothing is disconnected. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
544
Publication date
2005
Series
Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew
Condition
New
Weight
276g
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780751533422
SKU
V9780751533422
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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 ... Read more
Reviews for The Hand Of Justice: The Tenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew
Religious relics, simpletons, millers, unmitigated cold, unclean clerics and arrogant townsfolk pepper the Gregory novels, and you can smell medieval Cambridge, tasting the filth as you read.
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