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'Gripping and highly readable.' NOTTINGHAM EVENING POST
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On a bitter winter evening in 1356, Matthew Bartholomew and Brother Michael arrive in Lincoln - Michael to accept an honour from the cathedral, and Bartholomew to look for the woman he wants to marry. It is not long before they learn that the friary in which they are staying is not the safe haven they imagine - one 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.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Susanna Gregory's books are great reads on many levels. The recreation of the mediaeval period is done in great and highly realistic detail and the mystery's are well plotted and full of unexpected twists. One of the most enjoyable aspects though, is the dialogue and banter between the characters which gives them depth and makes them seem more lifelike. An excellent read which makes you look forward to the next in the series with anticipation.
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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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Susanna Gregory is not as prolific a writer as many of the authors who write this style of book and the anticipation of waiting for a new title can be quite frustrating for the reader. However the wait is always worthwhile.
Her choice of Cambridge as the main backdrop to her books is inspired. It seems to lull the reader into a world of spires and colleges inhabited by the students and academics who teach there. There is also always the underground rumblings of the inhabitants of the city who are constantly at loggerheads with the colleges and hate the students intensely, thinking of them as nothing more than thugs and bully boys.
Now to a little background from the book, which of course to make a complete liar of me takes place in Lincoln.
It is a cold and blustery evening in the year of our Lord 1356, Matthew Bartholomew and Brother Michael have journeyed to Lincoln. The cathedral are to honour Brother Michael and Bartholomew is determined to look for and find the woman he loves and is determined to marry.
Both men soon find out that the religious lodgings in which they are staying is not the safe place it is depicted to be. It is revealed that a guest has already been murdered under mysterious circumstances. It emerges that when the victim was found he was holding a chalice, a well known relic of Lincoln and one that had a bloody past. Why? what significance does it have to the death of the man . . .
Matthew and Brother Michael are soon drawn into the web of murder and deceit, but they are far from home, this is not Oxford and neither man is sure who can be trusted and who cannot.
I have never hidden my admiration for Susanna Gregory's writing and this one is a joy to read.
Her choice of Cambridge as the main backdrop to her books is inspired. It seems to lull the reader into a world of spires and colleges inhabited by the students and academics who teach there. There is also always the underground rumblings of the inhabitants of the city who are constantly at loggerheads with the colleges and hate the students intensely, thinking of them as nothing more than thugs and bully boys.
Now to a little background from the book, which of course to make a complete liar of me takes place in Lincoln.
It is a cold and blustery evening in the year of our Lord 1356, Matthew Bartholomew and Brother Michael have journeyed to Lincoln. The cathedral are to honour Brother Michael and Bartholomew is determined to look for and find the woman he loves and is determined to marry.
Both men soon find out that the religious lodgings in which they are staying is not the safe place it is depicted to be. It is revealed that a guest has already been murdered under mysterious circumstances. It emerges that when the victim was found he was holding a chalice, a well known relic of Lincoln and one that had a bloody past. Why? what significance does it have to the death of the man . . .
Matthew and Brother Michael are soon drawn into the web of murder and deceit, but they are far from home, this is not Oxford and neither man is sure who can be trusted and who cannot.
I have never hidden my admiration for Susanna Gregory's writing and this one is a joy to read.
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great book
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Gregory is a superb writer, setting the medieval scene with much attention to accuracy & atmosphere. Read more
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The Tarnished Chalice
I found this one far to long. The plot was far to complicated made worse by the numerous names used for characters that were not directly involved in the plot. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Peter.
Another carefully constructed mystery...
... which evokes all the grime and grit and beauty of the mediaeval period. The suspects are numerous and the denouement unexpected. Read more
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