{"product_id":"the-habit-of-murder-the-twenty-third-chronicle-of-matthew-bartholomew-chronicles-of-matthew-bartholomew-9780751562637","title":"The Habit of Murder The Twenty Third Chronicle of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe twenty third chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetermined 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the victims is a fellow traveller of the Michaelhouse contingent, and Ma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Grave Concern\u003c\/i\u003e is a splendid addition to the series -- and there is no sign that Susanna Gregory is flagging - The Times\u003c\/p\u003e\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","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884345045335,"sku":"9780751562637","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780751562637.jpg?v=1722531545","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-habit-of-murder-the-twenty-third-chronicle-of-matthew-bartholomew-chronicles-of-matthew-bartholomew-9780751562637","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}