Synopses & Reviews
In 1352, the terrible legacy of the Black Death still looms over the town of Cambridge, where hysteria and superstition are prevalent. Meanwhile, Matthew Bartholomew, teacher and public physician, is thrown into the heat of a baffling mystery as he's called to the King's Ditch to examine the corpse of a young student. His task is complicated by the discovery of a skeletal hand in the ditch wearing a ring identical to that of the student.
The town is plunged into chaos as a respected university professor falls under suspicion and Bartholomew's investigation has the academic community bristling. Piece by piece the good doctor begins to exhume a chilling conspiracy that lay hidden for three decades-a deadly scheme that could tear the town asunder.
In the tradition of Ellis Peters, A Bone of Contention continues the fascinating chronicles of Susanna Gregory's charismatic medieval sleuth.
Review
"Gregory produces a lively and intelligent tale set vividly in turbulent medieval England." --
Publishers Weekly on
An Unholy Alliance"A believable medieval Cambridge, with muddy graveyards, fortified universities, and town/student antipathies." --Library Journal on An Unholy Alliance
"Complex and eventful." --Kirkus Reviews on An Unholy Alliance
"An Unholy Alliance is an exciting medieval whodunit that fans of historical mysteries will simply devour from first page to last." --The Midwest Book Review on An Unholy Alliance
About the Author
Susanna Gregory is a pseudonym. Before she earned her Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge and became a research Fellow at one of the colleges, she was a police officer in Yorkshire. She has written a number of nonfiction books, including ones on castles, cathedrals, historic houses, and world travel. She and her husband live in a village near Cambridge.