{"product_id":"an-unholy-alliance-the-second-chronicle-of-matthew-bartholomew-chronicles-of-matthew-bartholomew-9780751568035","title":"An Unholy Alliance The Second Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor the twentieth anniversary of the Matthew Bartholomew series, Sphere reissued the books with beautiful new illustrated covers.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-----------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1350, the people of Cambridge are struggling to overcome the effects of the Black Death - and with a high mortality rate among priests and monks, the townsfolk are vulnerable to sinister cults that have sprung up. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt Michaelhouse, Matthew Bartholomew is training new physicians when the body of a friar is found in the massive chest that the University uses to store precious documents. While investigating, Bartholomew stumbles across a derelict church being used as a meeting place for the mysterious sect he believes is at the heart of a web of blackmail and deceit - with intention to overthrow the established religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[A] richly imagined world of colourful medieval society and irresistible monkish sleuthing - Good Book Guide\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSusanna Gregory writes with fluency and energy, avoids archaic vocabulary, despite her 14th-century setting and, having had a career as an academic, bases the stories in this enjoyable series on careful research - Literary Review\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA first-rate treat for mystery lovers - Historical Novels Review\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSusanna Gregory has an extraordinary ability to conjure up a strong sense of time and place - Choice","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53173562310999,"sku":"9780751568035","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/an-unholy-alliance-the-second-chronicle-of-matthew-bartholomew-chronicles-of-matthew-bartholomew-9780751568035","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}