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  • The Fifth Matthew Bartholomew Chronicle
  • Written by: Susanna Gregory
  • Narrated by: David Thorpe
  • Length: 17 hrs and 44 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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A Wicked Deed

Written by: Susanna Gregory
Narrated by: David Thorpe
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Matthew Bartholomew, doctor of medicine and fellow of Michaelhouse, Cambridge, is travelling with a party from the college to accept the gift of the living of a parish in Suffolk. One of his companions, Unwin, an unworldly scholar, is to be installed as priest. Their journey is not without incident - they are chased by footpads, pass through an eerie village abandoned after the recent plague and find a man barely alive on a gibbet - so they reach their destination with some relief.

But their thoughts of recovering while enjoying the local Pentecostal Fair are soon curtailed, as they are immediately thrust into the machinations of local boundary disputes between three landowners. Then all such squabbles seem mere trivial when Unwin is murdered in the very church which was to have been his home. While trying to investigate a possible motive for his killing, Bartholomew discovers that this is not the first unnatural death in the village - deaths which everyone has put down to the curse of the plague dead village. He is of too practical a mind to believe the superstitions, but is he wily enough to work out the real motive behind the murders and who will gain from them?

©1999 Susanna Gregory (P)2017 Little Brown Group
Historical Crime Fiction
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Twists, turns and unique characters

A decidedly full bodied mystery with interesting characters, so paying attention to everyone is a must

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Fantastic Series

Love this series & this book is my favourite so far. The narration is excellent & created some genuine laugh out loud moments.

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