A Vein of Deceit

The Fifteenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew Life is unsettled in Cambridge in the autumn of 1357, and both Michaelhouse and its physician, Matthew Bartholomew, seem to have more than their fair share of misfortune. The College is unexpectedly short of funds, its Master is attacked, its prized possession, a pair of beautiful silver chalices known as the Stanton Cups, have been stolen, and after a woman dies in premature labour Bartholomew discovers that some medicinal potions have disappeared from his store, including pennyroyal, a drug known for inducing miscarriage. It is to the College finances that Bartholomew first turns his attention, and he discovers that the treasurer, Wynewyk, has been fiddling the books, particularly in regard to goods purchased from some tradesmen in Suffolk. Bartholomew, who looks upon Wynewyk as an honourable friend, is appalled, but before he can confront him with the evidence of fraud, Wynewyk dies in bizarre and unexplained cir...

Author: Gregory Susanna
ISBN: 9780748124367
Year of publication: 2010
Collection: Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew
Genre: Historical detective
Number of pages: 433
Reading time: 7 h. 13 min.
Formats: FB2, EPUB, PDF
Language: english
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