The Lost Abbot by Susanna Gregory
Matthew Bartholomew doesn't want to travel to Peterborough, but he has caused a scandal in Cambridge, so has no choice. He is one of a party of Bishop's Commissioners, charged to discover what happened to Peterborough's abbot, who has disappeared. When the Commissioners arrive, they find the town in turmoil. A rabble-rouser is encouraging the poor to rise up, the abbey is at war with a powerful goldsmith, and there are bitter rivalries between competing shrines. One shrine is dedicated to Lawrence de Oxforde, a felon who was executed, but who has been venerated after miracles started occurring at his grave. However, it is not long before murder rears its head, and its first victim is the woman in charge of Oxforde's tomb.Susanna Gregory was a police officer in Leeds before taking up an academic career. She has served as an environmental consultant, worked eighteen field seasons in the polar regions, and has taught comparative anatomy and biological anthropology.
She is the creator of the Matthew Bartholomew series of mysteries set in medieval Cambridge and the Thomas Chaloner adventures in Restoration London. She now lives in Wales with her husband, who is also a writer.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780751549744 |
| ISBN 10 | 0751549746 |
| Title | The Lost Abbot |
| Author | Susanna Gregory |
| Series | Chronicles Of Matthew Bartholomew |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2014-06-05 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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