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London, Wednesday 22 August 1666The journey from Westminster to Fleet Street was hot and dusty, even though it was only mid-morning, and the real heat of the day had yet to build. The streets were busy, as many of the vendors who came to the markets early had already sold their wares, and were eager to get home. The noise was deafening, as itinerant street-sellers advertised the last of their wares to passers-by in stentorian tones - new-baked...

The final instalment of the popular medieval chronicles featuring fourteenth-century Cambridge physician Matthew Bartholomew

The people and businesses of London are quickly recovering from the ravages of the plague, none faster than the Court of Charles II where excess, corruption and debauchery has rebounded at a frenetic pace. In Westminster, in the haphazard corridors of White Hall Palace, plans are afoot for a grandiose ball in honour of a long-dead but English-born Pope. Meanwhile, the markets and coffee houses in the city are awash with rumours of war and port...

Fourteenth century Cambridge physician Matthew Bartholomew returns to take on more murderous intent

Thomas Chaloner, the 17th century spy, solves a dastardly new case

-----------------------------------By January 1666, the plague has almost disappeared from London, leaving its surviving population diminished and in poverty. The resentment against those who had fled to the country turns to outrage as the court and its followers return, their licentiousness undiminished. The death of a well-connected physician, the mysterious sinking of a man-of-war in the Thames and the disappearance of a popular courtier ar...

A trip to the Suffolk town of Clare in 1360 turns murderous, with tensions created by the arrogant Lady de Burgh and her entourage having something to do with it. Matthew Bartholomew's twenty-third adventure finds him honour-bound to identify the killer.

Trouble is afoot again in medieval Cambridge - Matthew Bartholomew has reached his twentieth case.

Another excellent historical adventure from Susanna Gregory featuring 17th-century spy Thomas Chaloner

The ninth adventure for Chaloner sees the Restoration London spy foil a conspiracy

Five years after Charles II's triumphant return to London there is growing mistrust of his extravagant court and of corruption among his officials - and when a cart laden with gunpowder explodes outside the General Letter Office, it is immediately clear that such an act is more than an expression of outrage at the inefficiency of the postal service. As intelligencer to the Lord Chamberlain, Thomas Chaloner cannot understand why a man of known ...

Latest adventure for Thomas Chaloner, the first fictional Restoration detective. Gregory's Matthew Bartholomew series has also been highly successful.

In Cambridge in 1355, the colleges of the fledgling university are as much at odds with each other as they are with the ordinary townsfolk. This tension has recently been heightened by the return of two well-born murderers after receiving the King's pardon, showing no remorse but ready to confront those who helped convict them. And in the midst of this, Bartholomew the physician is called to the local mill to examine two corpses. It is almost ...

Thomas Chaloner investigates murder as the Plague breaks out over London

Now in paperback, this continues the crime series set in medieval Cambridge, featuring physician and sleuth Matthew Bartholomew. 'Susanna Gregory writes with fluency and energy, ' "Literary Review

For the twentieth anniversary of the start of the Matthew Bartholomew series, Sphere is delighted to reissue all of the medieval monk's cases with beautiful new series-style covers.

For the twentieth anniversary of the start of the Matthew Bartholomew series, Sphere is delighted to reissue all of the medieval monk's cases with beautiful new series-style covers.

For the twentieth anniversary of the start of the Matthew Bartholomew series, Sphere is delighted to reissue all of the medieval monk's cases with beautiful new series-style covers.

Another compelling historical adventure featuring the 17th century spy, Thomas Challoner. He is ordered to investigate the murder of a goldsmith-banker, taking him to Cheapside, where avarice and plague are spreading like wildfire.

It was not a pleasant trek from St James's to Dowgate. The wind cut through Chaloner's clothes and more snow was in the air. He tried to walk quickly, but the streets were too crowded and ice underfoot made speed impractical. He eventually arrived at Post House Yard and stared at the General Letter Office, wondering what was happening inside it that he had been told was so dangerous to the country's stability. The square was busy, approaching ...