The Killer Of Pilgrims: The Sixteenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew
By (Author) Susanna Gregory
Little, Brown Book Group
Sphere
26th July 2011
2nd June 2011
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
823.92
Paperback
448
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 30mm
351g
When a wealthy benefactor is found dead in Michaelhouse, Brother Michael and Matthew Bartholomew must find the culprit before the College is accused of foul play. At the same time, Cambridge is plagued by a mystery thief, who is targeting rich pilgrims. Moreover, pranksters are at large in the University, staging a series of practical jokes that are growing increasingly dangerous, and that are dividing scholars into bitterly opposed factions.
Bartholomew and Michael soon learn that their various mysteries are connected, and it becomes a race against time to catch the killer-thief before the University explodes into a violent conflict that could destroy it forever.Fascinating period detail . . . atmospheric and full of intrigue - Shots
Susanna Gregory is a Cambridge academic living in Wales with her husband, also a writer. She is the creator of the popular Thomas Chaloner series.