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A Plague On Both Your Houses
(1996)(The first book in the Matthew Bartholomew series)
A novel by Susanna Gregory
In the tradition of Ellis Peters, A Plague on Both Your Houses introduces the physician Matthew Bartholomew, whose unorthodox but effective treatment of his patients frequently draws accusations of heresy from his more traditional colleagues. Besides his practice, Bartholomew is teacher of Medicine at Michaelhouse, part of the fledgling University of Cambridge. In 1348, the inhabitants of Cambridge live under the shadow of a terrible pestilence that has ravaged Europe and is travelling relentlessly eastward towards England. Bartholomew, however, is distracted by the sudden and inexplicable death of the Master of Michaelhouse - a death the University authorities do not want investigated. When three more scholars die in mysterious circumstances, Bartholomew defies the University and begins his own enquiry. His pursuit for the truth leads him into a complex tangle of lies and intrigue that causes him to question the innocence of his closest friends, and even his family. And then the Black Death finally arrives and Bartholomew is dragged deeper and deeper into a quagmire which threatens not only his life, but the continued existence of the University and the future of the town.
Genre: Historical Mystery
Genre: Historical Mystery
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Hardback Editions
August 1998 : USA Hardback
July 1996 : UK Hardback
Title: A Plague On Both Your Houses: 1
Author(s): Susanna Gregory
ISBN: 0-7515-9066-5 / 978-0-7515-9066-1 (UK edition)
Publisher: Sphere
Availability: Amazon AU
Paperback Editions
October 2016 : UK Paperback
July 1996 : UK Paperback
May 1998 : USA Paperback
Audio Editions
April 2017 : UK Audio CD
April 2017 : UK Audio CD
February 2017 : USA Audio edition

Title: A Plague on Both Your Houses: The First Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew
Author(s): Susanna Gregory
Publisher: Hachette Audio UK
Availability: Amazon
February 2017 : Australia Audio edition

Title: A Plague on Both Your Houses: The First Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew
Author(s): Susanna Gregory
Publisher: Hachette Audio UK
Availability: Amazon AU
February 2017 : Canada Audio edition

Title: A Plague on Both Your Houses: The First Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew
Author(s): Susanna Gregory
Publisher: Hachette Audio UK
Availability: Amazon CA
February 2017 : UK Audio edition

Title: A Plague on Both Your Houses: The First Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew
Author(s): Susanna Gregory
Publisher: Hachette Audio UK
Availability: Amazon UK
Kindle Editions
December 2010 : Australia, UK Kindle edition
December 2010 : Canada Kindle edition

Title: A Plague On Both Your Houses: The First Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew (Matthew Bartholomew Series Book 1)
Author(s): Susanna Gregory
Publisher: Sphere
Availability: Amazon CA