Synopses & Reviews
On a bitter winter evening in 1356, Matthew Bartholomew and Brother Michael arrive in LincolnBartholomew to look for the woman he wants to marry andMichael to accept an honor from the cathedral. It is not long before they learn that the friary in which they are staying is not the safe haven they imagineone guest has already been murdered. It soon emerges that the dead man was holding the Hugh Chalice, a Lincoln relic with a curiously bloody history. Bartholomew and Michael are soon drawn into a web of murder, lies, and suspicion in a city where neither knows who can be trusted.
Review
Skillfully blending history, medicine, and murder most foul, these intricate, richly textured medieval mysteries follow the investigations of 14th-century Cambridge physician and forensic sleuth Matthew Bartholomew. The pseudonymous author Susanna Gregory, a Cambridge academic, is a former coroners officer. Writing under the pseudonym Simon Beaufort, she is also the author of the Sir Geoffrey Mappestone Mysteries.
About the Author
Susanna Gregory is the pseudonym of a Cambridge academic who was previously a coroner's officer. Her series of medieval mysteries, including Blood on the Strand, The Hand of Justice, The Mark of a Murderer, and To Kill or Cure have gained a formidable following.