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An Unholy Alliance 12 reviews
Susanna Gregory
St Martins Pr, 1996
Second Book in the Series
Susanna Gregory is the pseudonym of a Cambridge academic who was previously a coroner's officer. Her series of mediaeval mysteries have gained a formidable following. This book is the second in the series and introduces the physician Matthew Bartholomew to the reader. There are now a number of books in the series and they are always eagerly awaited by the author's fans.
Besides practising ...
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Martin Kippenberger 1 review
Tate Publishing, 2006
An artist's book.
Kippenberger's artist's books (he produced scores of them) often place his work in the context of recurrent aspects of life: eating, hotel rooms, walking the city, tables and chairs. In this case, images of Kippenberger's works and installations make up the right-hand pages, while the left-hand images are drawn from "sixteen years of beds": photos that the peripatetic Kippenberger took of beds he ...
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To Kill or Cure1 review
Susanna Gregory
Little, Brown Book Group, 2007
Great Medieval!
I know that the general consensus is that there is no one out there that is able to take the crown of the best Medeival mystery author since the death of the estimable Ms. Ellis Peters. I have to agree that she left big shoes to fill, but my opinion is that Susanna Gregory has slipped into those shoes while no one was paying attention. Her books are much longer than Ms. Peters' and there is a ...
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Catastrophe & Culture: The Anthropology of Disaster (School of American Research Advanced Seminar Series)2 reviews
Susanna M. Hoffman ;Anthony Oliver-Smith;Gregory V. Button ;Christopher L. Dyer;Virginia Garcia-Acosta;J. Terrence McCabe;Michael E. Moseley;Anthony Oliver-Smith;Robert Paine;S. Ravi Rajan ;Sharon Stephens
SAR Press, 2002
Superb Focus on Culture Underlying Catastrophe
This is one of those books where the Amazon.com referal system worked for me. I would never have found it otherwise. It is a timely book, and it has direct relevance to the 9-11 catastrophe because everything this book talks about in terms of "cultures of catastrophe" (one could call them cultures of oblivion or cultures of inattention) resonates with the findings of the joint congressional ...
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A Deadly Brew4 reviews
Susanna Gregory
Little Brown, 1998
Susanna Gregory Writes Great Medieval Mysteries.
Susahna Gregory is my most favourite medieval mystery author. She's a master and her Matthew Bartholemew series is great. She uses historical detail and real people in her books. Her books are long but she takes time to develop a plot. I read this book a few months ago, but it didn't appear in Amazon, so I couldn't review it then. This particular story delves into the in-fighting between two ...
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An Order for Death2 reviews
Susanna Gregory
Little, Brown, 2001
Matthew moves on...
Susanna Gregory's seventh and latest murder mystery - 'An Order for Death' - shows a growing consolidation of the political umbrage that encloses Cambridge. More and more of the previous novels are tied in, evidence and narration from them used to complete this mystery. For now, it does not matter, but should the author continue in this way we may get a new story where reading of earlier ...
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The Tarnished Chalice (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles) 6 reviews
Susanna Gregory
Little, Brown Book Group, 2006
Another wonderful book in the series
Susanna Gregory writes wonderful, well researched books. She manages to bring medieval Cambridge to life and paints a fascinating picture in her books. On top of that, the mysteries are great and well devised. Truly one of the most enjoyable series I have ever read.
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The Mark of a Murderer (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles)7 reviews
Susanna Gregory
Little, Brown Book Group, 2006
A richly told tale of murder and mayhem.
This eleventh book in the Matthew Bartholomew series is a real page-turner. I have been enjoying reading this series for a number of years now, and look forward to each new installment. Ms. Gregory writes in a complex and vivid manner that demonstrates her intimate knowledge with the time frame that she is writing in, while treating her readers to wonderful characters, tightly knit plots and ...
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A Conspiracy of Violence (Thomas Chaloner Mysteries)3 reviews
Susanna Gregory
Little, Brown Book Group, 2006
Gregory's new sleuth just gets better...
Pseudonymal Susanna Gregory finally takes the step of having a new character and a new setting. However, it is the familiar gripping plots, eloquent style and descriptive powers, taut narrative and fine characterisation that remain. Her Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles are a fine example of the medieval murder mystery and it is fair to say she ranks alongside Ellis Peters at the top of the genre.
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Blood on the Strand: Chaloner's Second Exploit in Restoration London (SIGNED)1 review
Susanna Gregory
Time Warner, 2006
Restoration London Brought to Life!
Susanna Gregory has done it again! Intelligence agent Thomas Chaloner embarks on his second dangerous investigation in this authentic period, exceptional mid-17th century mystery. Don't miss this one!
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A Killer in Winter (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles)4 reviews
Susanna Gregory
Little, Brown Book Group, 2004
A marvellous winter's mayhem
The excellent pseudonymal Susanna Gregory returns with her ninth installment of the Matthew Bartholomew chronicles and doesn't disappoint. From the prologue where the messenger Josse's accidental death turns out to be a boon for someone and the death of Norbert, laconic brother of the now retired Sheriff of Cambridge's, Richard Tulet, Gregory settles into her latest mystery with effortless ease, ...
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A Plague on Both Your Houses8 reviews
Susanna Gregory
Little, Brown and Company
Great Start to a Great Series
Susanna Gregory is the pseudonym of a Cambridge academic who was previously a coroner's officer. Her series of mediaeval mysteries have gained a formidable following. This book is the first in the series and introduces the physician Matthew Bartholomew to the reader. There are now a number of books in the series and they are always eagerly awaited by the author's fans.
Besides practising ...
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Past Poisons: An Ellis Peters Memorial Anthology of Historic Crime 1 review
IBooks, Inc., 2005
Unimpressive
The name Ellis Peters in the title of the book was clearly meant to lure readers. None of the writers are up to her standards. There is no shame in not being a master but it left me feeling a little cheated. There were a couple of stories that I kinda liked but the rest were forgettable except two were downright yucky. And the tributes to Ellis Peters written by each and every author were so ...
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The Hand of Justice (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles)4 reviews
Susanna Gregory
Little, Brown Book Group, 2005
Another fine effort
Pseudonymal Susanna Gregory's tenth Matthew Bartholomew mystery is as brilliant as the previous nine. The mark of a good mystery author is the ability to confound the audience every time. The majority of authors, like any good crossword setter tends to evidence similar sleuthing patterns so familiarity leads to quick diagnosis from the reader. Not from Gregory whose mind manages to twist the ...
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A Bone of Contention (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles)7 reviews
Susanna Gregory
Little, Brown Book Group, 1998
Third in an Excellent Series
Susanna Gregory is the pseudonym of a Cambridge academic who was previously a coroner's officer. Her series of mediaeval mysteries have gained a formidable following. This book is the second in the series and introduces the physician Matthew Bartholomew to the reader. There are now a number of books in the series and they are always eagerly awaited by the author's fans.
Besides practising ...
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The Devil's Disciples2 reviews
Susanna Gregory
Sphere, 2009
An excellent addition to this medieval series
Matthew Bartholomew is once again called upon to reduce the tension between town and gown in medieval Cambridge. If you think student unrest and violence is new, this series will quickly change your mind. And the animosity between the different monastic orders rings true through the centuries.
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Blood on The Strand2 reviews
Susanna Gregory
Little, Brown Book Group, 2007
The Author's books are Always a Joy to Read
Susanna Gregory is the pseudonym of a Cambridge academic who was previously a coroner's officer. The author now has a number of excellent books to her name, primarily medieval mysteries featuring Matthew Bartholomew. This book is the second in a series featuring Restoration London and having the lead character Thomas Chaloner, a somewhat reluctant spy for the feared Secretary of State, John ...
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A Wicked Deed (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles)5 reviews
Susanna Gregory
Little, Brown Book Group, 2003
Another Great Tale of Murder and Mayhem in Cambridge
In this installment, Matthew and Michael find themselves on the road in another county. They are to be taking a new priest from Cambridge to this county to become parish priest, but before they get there they are attacked by footpads, see someone hanging on a tree, and find one of their party murdered. Just a typical trip for these two dastardly heros. This is a great book like all her books. ...
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A Summer of Discontent (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles)4 reviews
Susanna Gregory
Little, Brown Book Group, 2003
No discontent here
Gregory's eighth installment of the Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles takes our unassuming hero and his overly self-important sidekick, Senior Proctor Michael, out of Cambridge, hot footing it to the Isle of Ely in the Fens, to assist Michael's patron, de Lisle, Bishop of Ely, who has been accused by Lady Blanche de Wake of murdering William Glovere. Add two more apparent suicides (Haywarde and ...
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A Masterly Murder (Matthew Bartholomew Chronicles)5 reviews
Susanna Gregory
Little, Brown Book Group, 2006
Susanna Gregory is Wonderful
I have been faithfully reading the Matthew Bartholomew series since Book 1. I certainly recommend reading this series in order. Not only does the story-line continue, but the actual historical details that come out in each book are in order too. In this book there is more strife in Cambridge. A new master has just taken over the college, and he's very much "out with the old and with the new". ...
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