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The Tarnished Chalice

Author : Susanna Gregory
Publisher : Sphere
ISBN 13 : 0748124489
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book The Tarnished Chalice written by Susanna Gregory and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2010-12-02 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the twentieth anniversary of the start of the Matthew Bartholomew series, Sphere is delighted to reissue all of the medieval monk's cases with beautiful new series-style covers. ------------------------------------ The winter of 1353 has been appallingly wet, there is a fever outbreak amongst the poorer townspeople and the country is not yet fully recovered from the aftermath of the plague. The increasing reputation and wealth of the Cambridge colleges are causing dangerous tensions between the town, Church and University. Matthew Bartholomew is called to look into the deaths of three members of the University of who died from drinking poisoned wine, and soon he stumbles upon criminal activities that implicate his relatives, friends and colleagues - so he must solve the case before matters in the town get out of hand... On a bitter winter evening in 1356, Matthew Bartholomew, Brother Michael and their book-bearer Cynric arrive in Lincoln. Michael is to accept an honour from the cathedral, and Bartholomew is looking 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.

The Longship's Ghost

Author : StoryBuddiesPlay
Publisher : StoryBuddiesPlay
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Longship's Ghost written by StoryBuddiesPlay and published by StoryBuddiesPlay. This book was released on 2024-05-01 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Longship's Ghost: A Haunting Tale of Spectral Vengeance and Redemption Deep within the heart of maritime folklore lies a chilling legend – the tale of the Longship's Ghost. This spectral vessel, its crew a legion of fallen warriors frozen in eternal battle cries, haunts the unforgiving seas, seeking vengeance or release. Join Elara, a curious young woman, Finn, a seasoned fisherman, and Old Man Arthur, the keeper of ancient secrets, as they embark on a perilous quest to unravel the mystery of the Longship's Ghost. Driven by a thirst for knowledge and a desire to bring peace to the restless souls, they delve into forgotten legends and unearth the tragic history that binds the spectral warriors to their spectral existence. Their journey leads them through treacherous waters and into the heart of a hidden cove, where the key to the warriors' release may lie. But the price of peace is far steeper than they ever imagined. Facing the spectral warriors and confronting the chilling truth behind their haunting presence, they must make a choice that will forever alter their lives. Will they succumb to the spectral warriors' demands for vengeance, or can they find a way to break the curse and bring solace to the restless souls trapped within the Longship's Ghost? The Longship's Ghost is a captivating tale of maritime mystery, spectral encounters, and the sacrifices necessary to achieve true peace. It is a story that will leave you pondering the blurred lines between vengeance and redemption, and the enduring power of legends that echo through the ages. This thrilling adventure is perfect for readers who enjoy: Haunting ghost stories with a maritime setting Legends and folklore woven into a captivating narrative Characters driven by courage, curiosity, and a desire for justice Moral dilemmas that explore the true cost of vengeance A blend of historical intrigue and supernatural elements Prepare to set sail on a journey that will leave you breathless, questioning the very nature of vengeance and the sacrifices sometimes required to find peace. Dive into the chilling legend of the Longship's Ghost and discover the secrets that lie beneath the waves.

Shadowrealm

Author : Paul S. Kemp
Publisher : Wizards of the Coast
ISBN 13 : 0786956909
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (869 download)

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Download or read book Shadowrealm written by Paul S. Kemp and published by Wizards of the Coast. This book was released on 2010-04-21 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stunning conclusion to the Twilight War! One of the Forgotten Realms world's most compelling villains--the Archwizards of Shade--have come down from their flying city with their sights set on the merchant realm of Sembia. They come in the guise of allies, but have invasion and empire as their ultimate aim. The fate of Sembia may be sealed, but Erevis Cale still has a shocking destiny that will end in his destruction--if he's lucky. This trilogy brings about major changes to the Forgotten Realms setting. From the Paperback edition.

Does God Love the Coronavirus?

Author : Stephen Bevans
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1666714313
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (667 download)

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Download or read book Does God Love the Coronavirus? written by Stephen Bevans and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-10-14 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a correspondence between two theologians and friends during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020-21. In it the authors reflect on the nature of God, the efficacy of prayer, the value of experience, the nature of theology itself, the importance of Christian hope, and many other topics. The style is familiar and light, rich, and full of wisdom.

Unbecoming

Author : Neil Surkan
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0228010241
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Unbecoming written by Neil Surkan and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Subtler, subtler, beat our hearts / down aisles of cluttered glitz. Unbecoming, Neil Surkan's sophomore collection, clings to hope while the world deteriorates, transforms, and grows less hospitable from moment to moment. Interplaying tenderness with dogged perseverance, these poems tumble through vignettes of degraded landscapes, ebbing spiritual communities, faltering men, and precarious friendships. Yet, in the face of such despair, responsibility and optimism bolster one another – exuberance, amazement, and compassion persist despite the worsening of the wounded Earth. Multifaceted and inventive, this collection of poems vaults from intimation to excoriation, where grief, desire, bewilderment, and protest all crackle and meld. As the world "appears, exceeds, and un- / becomes too quickly for certainty, / just enough for love," the poems in Unbecoming face the horizon with wary eyes and refuse to turn away.

The Mark Of A Murderer

Author : Susanna Gregory
Publisher : Sphere
ISBN 13 : 0748124470
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book The Mark Of A Murderer written by Susanna Gregory and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2010-12-02 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the twentieth anniversary of the start of the Matthew Bartholomew series, Sphere is delighted to reissue all of the medieval monk's cases with beautiful new series-style covers. ------------------------------------ The winter of 1353 has been appallingly wet, there is a fever outbreak amongst the poorer townspeople and the country is not yet fully recovered from the aftermath of the plague. The increasing reputation and wealth of the Cambridge colleges are causing dangerous tensions between the town, Church and University. Matthew Bartholomew is called to look into the deaths of three members of the University of who died from drinking poisoned wine, and soon he stumbles upon criminal activities that implicate his relatives, friends and colleagues - so he must solve the case before matters in the town get out of hand... On St Scholastica's Day in February 1355, Oxford explodes in one of the most serious riots of its turbulent history. Fearing for their lives, the scholars flee the city, and some choose the University at Cambridge as their temporary refuge. However, they don't remain safe for long. Within hours of their arrival, the first of their number dies, followed quickly by a second. When Bartholomew and Brother Michael begin to investigate the deaths, they uncover evidence that the Oxford riot was not a case of random violence, but part of a carefully orchestrated plot. With the Archbishop of Canterbury about to honour Cambridge with a Visitation, and a close colleague accused of a series of murders Bartholomew is certain he didn't commit, the race is on to solve the riddles and bring a ruthless killer to justice.

The Executioner of St Paul's

Author : Susanna Gregory
Publisher : Sphere
ISBN 13 : 1405530642
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book The Executioner of St Paul's written by Susanna Gregory and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2017-01-12 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The plague raging through London in 1665 has emptied the city. The only people left are those too poor to flee, or those who selflessly struggle to control the contagion and safeguard the capital's future. Amongst them, though, are those prepared to risk their health for money - those who sell dubious 'cures' and hawk food at wildly inflated prices. Also amongst them are those who hold in their hands the future of the city's most iconic building - St Paul's Cathedral. The handsome edifice is crumbling from decades of neglect and indecision, giving the current custodians a stark choice - repair or demolish. Both sides have fanatical adherents who have been fighting each other since the Civil Wars. Large sums of money have disappeared, major players have mysteriously vanished, and then a unidentified skeleton is discovered in another man's grave. A reluctant Chaloner returns to London to investigate, only to discover that someone is determined to thwart him by any means - by bullet, poison or bludgeon - and he fears he has very little time to identify the culprits before he becomes yet another victim in the battle for the Cathedral's future.

A Poisonous Plot

Author : Susanna Gregory
Publisher : Sphere
ISBN 13 : 1405516836
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book A Poisonous Plot written by Susanna Gregory and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2015-06-04 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1358, over a century after its foundation in Cambridge, the college of Michaelhouse is facing a serious shortfall of funds and competition from upstarts rivals such as Zachary Hostel. Their problems are made no easier by the hostility of the town's inhabitants who favour the university moving away to the Fens. This simmering tension threatens to break into violence when a well-known tradesman is found dead in one of the colleges. Matthew Bartholomew knows he was poisoned but cannot identify the actual substance, never mind the killer. He also worries that other illnesses and deaths may have been caused by the effluent from his sister's dye works. Torn between loyalties to his kin and to his college, he fears the truth may destroy both his personal and professional life, but he knows he must use his skills as a physician to discover the truth before many more lose their lives entirely.

To Kill Or Cure

Author : Susanna Gregory
Publisher : Sphere
ISBN 13 : 0748124497
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book To Kill Or Cure written by Susanna Gregory and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2010-12-02 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the year 1357, Cambridge University is in dire financial straits: the town's landlords are demanding an extortionate rent rise for the students' hostels and the plague years have left the colleges with scant resources. Tension between town and gown is at boiling point and soon explodes into violence and death. Into this maelstrom comes a charismatic physician whose healing methods owe more to magic than medicine - but his success threatens Matthew Bartholomew's professional reputation, and his life ...

Books and Beyond [4 volumes]

Author : Kenneth Womack
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313071578
Total Pages : 1333 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Books and Beyond [4 volumes] written by Kenneth Womack and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2008-10-30 with total page 1333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's a strong interest in reading for pleasure or self-improvement in America, as shown by the popularity of Harry Potter, and book clubs, including Oprah Winfrey's. Although recent government reports show a decline in recreational reading, the same reports show a strong correlation between interest in reading and academic acheivement. This set provides a snapshot of the current state of popular American literature, including various types and genres. The volume presents alphabetically arranged entries on more than 70 diverse literary categories, such as cyberpunk, fantasy literature, flash fiction, GLBTQ literature, graphic novels, manga and anime, and zines. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and provides a definition of the genre, an overview of its history, a look at trends and themes, a discussion of how the literary form engages contemporary issues, a review of the genre's reception, a discussion of authors and works, and suggestions for further reading. Sidebars provide fascinating details, and the set closes with a selected, general bibliography. Reading in America for pleasure and knowledge continues to be popular, even while other media compete for attention. While students continue to read many of the standard classics, new genres have emerged. These have captured the attention of general readers and are also playing a critical role in the language arts classroom. This book maps the state of popular literature and reading in America today, including the growth of new genres, such as cyberpunk, zines, flash fiction, GLBTQ literature, and other topics. Each entry is written by an expert contributor and provides a definition of the genre, an overview of its history, a look at trends and themes, a discussion of how the literary form engages contemporary issues, a review of the genre's critical reception, a discussion of authors and works, and suggestions for further reading. Sidebars provide fascinating details, and the set closes with a selected, general bibliography. Students will find this book a valuable guide to what they're reading today and will appreciate its illumination of popular culture and contemporary social issues.

The Chancellor's Secret

Author : Susanna Gregory
Publisher : Sphere
ISBN 13 : 0751579475
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book The Chancellor's Secret written by Susanna Gregory and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2021-08-05 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1360, the Great Bridge over the River Cam is close to collapse. To repair it will cost the town and the University dear, especially if its rotten wood is replaced by more durable stone. As arguments rage over raising the money other, equally heated, differences are coming to the boil over the election of a new Chancellor. While the majority support Brother Michael for the post, at least one of his opponents aims to seize it by fair means or foul. Then the discovery of a body under the bridge and the disappearance of two scholars throws a more sinister shadow over both disputes. Matthew Bartholomew, the University's Corpse Examiner, already has his hands full: due to marry in under a fortnight, he is determined to conclude his teaching duties and deal with an outbreak of the summer flux before relinquishing his official duties. With more deaths, an 'accident' at the bridge and an increasing stench of corruption over the financing of the bridge's repairs, he realises he owes more to his soon-to-be former colleagues than to his future life as a secular doctor. But will there be enough time for him to unveil the identities of those who seek to undermine both the town and the University, or will he prove powerless to protect those he loves from death or disgrace or worse?

Great British Fictional Detectives

Author : Russell James
Publisher : Remember When
ISBN 13 : 1844680266
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (446 download)

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Download or read book Great British Fictional Detectives written by Russell James and published by Remember When. This book was released on 2009-04-21 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first full-length study of its type highlighting over 400 British literary detectives, many famous through their film and TV adaptations. Using essays to highlight different types of detectives and focusing on some of the more famous such as Sherlock Holmes and Inspector Morse, popular crime fiction writer and former President of Britain's Crime Writers Association, Russell James celebrates the role of the detective in British fiction. Illustrations include original film posters and first edition covers from classic detective fiction. Future books by Russell James in this series will include Great British Fictional Villains and US Fictional Detectives and Villains.

The Piccadilly Plot

Author : Susanna Gregory
Publisher : Sphere
ISBN 13 : 0748121056
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book The Piccadilly Plot written by Susanna Gregory and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2012-01-19 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Fans will be pleased to hear that Susanna Gregory has yet again hit on a winning formula of taking a likeable main character, involving him in a gripping plot and setting them within a commendably realistic setting. It is another bravura performance' - Historical Novels Review -------------------------- The seventh adventure in the Thomas Chaloner series. Thomas Chaloner is relieved to be summoned back to London. His master, the Earl of Clarendon, has sent him to Tangier to investigate a case of corruption. Chaloner will be glad to be home, to be reunited with his new wife, but the trivial reason for his recall exasperates him - the theft of material from the construction site of Clarendon's embarrassingly sumptuous new house just north of Piccadilly. Within hours of his return, Chaloner considers these thefts even more paltry as he is thrust into extra investigations involving threats of assassination, a stolen corpse and a scheme to frame the Queen for treason. Yet there are connections from them all which thread through the unfinished Clarendon House... 'Pungent with historical detail' (Irish Times) 'A richly imagined world of colourful medieval society and irresistible monkish sleuthing' (Good Book Guide) 'Corpses a-plenty, exciting action sequences and a satisfying ending' (Mystery People)

A Plague On Both Your Houses

Author : Susanna Gregory
Publisher : Sphere
ISBN 13 : 0748124373
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book A Plague On Both Your Houses written by Susanna Gregory and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2010-12-02 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the twentieth anniversary of the Matthew Bartholomew series, Sphere is delighted to reissue the first three books with beautiful new series-style covers. Matthew Bartholomew, unorthodox but effective physician to Michaelhouse college in medieval Cambridge, is as worried as anyone about the pestilence that is ravaging Europe and seems to be approaching England. But he is distracted by the sudden and inexplicable death of the Master of Michaelhouse - a death the University authorities do not want investigated. But Matt is determined to get to the truth, leading him into a tangle of lies and intrigue that cause him to question the innocence of his closest friends - and even his family - just as the Black Death finally arrives... A Plague on Both Your Houses is the book that introduced Matthew Bartholomew to the world.

A Wicked Deed

Author : Susanna Gregory
Publisher : Sphere
ISBN 13 : 0748124411
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book A Wicked Deed written by Susanna Gregory and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2010-12-02 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Grundisburgh, Suffolk. One of his companions, Unwin, an unworldly scholar, is to be installed as priest. When they arrive, they are immediately thrust into the machinations of local boundary disputes between three landowners, but all such squabbles seem mere trivia 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?

The Clerkenwell Affair

Author : Susanna Gregory
Publisher : Sphere
ISBN 13 : 0751562726
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (515 download)

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Download or read book The Clerkenwell Affair written by Susanna Gregory and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2020-08-06 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spring of 1666 everyone's first reaction to a sudden death at the palace of White Hall is that the plague has struck, but the killing of Thomas Chiffinch was by design, not disease. Chiffinch was holder of two influential posts - Keeper of the Closet and Keeper of the Jewels - and rival courtiers have made no secret of their wish to succeed to those offices. To Thomas Chaloner, ordered to undertake the investigation, such avarice gives a whole host of suspects an ample motive for murder. The same courtiers are at the heart of the royal entourage endorsing the King's licentious and ribald way of life, and Chaloner has some sympathy with the atmosphere of outrage and disgust at such behaviour. London's citizens, already irked by the wealthy fleeing to the country at the outbreak of the plague, have scant patience with the Court on its return. The city is abuzz with rumours of dissent and rebellion, fuelled by predictions from a soothsayer in Clerkenwell of a rain of fire destroying the capital on Good Friday. Chaloner initially dismisses such talk as nonsense, but as he uncovers ever more connections to Clerkenwell among his suspects, he begins to fear that there is also design behind the rumours - and that, come Easter Day, the King and his Court might find themselves the focus of yet another rebellion.

The Lost Abbot

Author : Susanna Gregory
Publisher : Sphere
ISBN 13 : 140551681X
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book The Lost Abbot written by Susanna Gregory and published by Sphere. This book was released on 2013-06-06 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nineteenth chronicle in the Matthew Bartholomew series. In the summer of 1358 Matthew Bartholomew finds himself one of a party of Bishop's Commissioners, sent north to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the Abbot of Peterborough. He and his colleagues quickly learn that behind the beautiful façade of the Benedictine monastery there is a vicious struggle for power, and that not everyone would be happy to see the prelate's safe return. This unrest and discontent seems to have spread throughout the town, and there are bitter rivalries between competing shrines and the financial benefits of the relics they hold. One of these shrines is dedicated to Lawrence de Oxforde, a robber and murderer who was executed for his crimes, but who has been venerated ever since miracles started occurring at his grave. But when Bartholomew and his friend Brother Michael go to investigate, they find murder instead... '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)