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      Murder by the Book

      by Susanna Gregory
      Published
      Apr 2013
      Main Genre
      Historical Mystery Hist. Mystery
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      448
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      A Matthew Bartholomew Chronicle Book 18

      About This Book

      The eighteenth chronicle in the Matthew Bartholomew series.

      It is drawing near to the end of term, and the University at Cambridge is in turmoil over the opening of a new Common Library. There is an attack on one of the masters at a meeting to discuss the matter, and a body is found floating in the pond in the library's garden on the eve of its opening.

      Meanwhile, there are rumours of a large force of dangerous smugglers lurking in the Fens. Aided by their friend Sheriff Tulyet, Bartholomew and Michael must thwart the invaders before the Feast of Corpus Christi the following week. To fail might mean the destruction of the town...

      'A first-rate treat for mystery lovers' (Historical Novels Review)

      'Susanna Gregory has an extraordinary ability to conjure up a strong sense of time and place' (Choice)

      Series Placement

      Book 18
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      Historical Mystery

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      Sep 2013 Little, Brown ISBN 0751542571
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