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A Vein of Deceit (Hardcover)

by Susanna Gregory (Author)

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Hardcover: 480 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown; 1 edition (Jun 4 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1847441106
ISBN-13: 978-1847441102
Product Dimensions: 22 x 14.4 x 4.4 cm
Shipping Weight: 663 g

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

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There is something very amiss in the finances of Michaelhouse. Despite a new influx of well-heeled students, there is an acute lack of funds for the upkeep of the buildings, even for decent provisions. It is only when the Brother in charge of the account books dies unexpectedly that some sort of explanation is revealed: he has been paying large amounts of money for goods the college itself has never received. Although shocked by this evidence of fraud, Matthew is more concerned with the disappearance from his herbarium of a quantity of pennyroyal, a preparation known to cause a woman to miscarry, and a pregant visitor to his sister's household has died from an overdose of pennyroyal. Had she meant to abort her child or had someone else wanted to ensure she was unable to provide an heir to her husband's wealthy estates? When Matthew learns that it was her husband who had received Michaelhouse's money for undelivered goods he begins to search for other connections and exposes a very treacherous vein of deceit.

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Susanna Gregory is the pseudonym of a Cambridge academic who was previously a coroner's officer. Her series of mediaeval mysteries have gained a formidable following.

Susanna Gregory is the pseudonym of a Cambridge academic who previously worked as a coroner's officer.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another fine book by Susanna, Sep 8 2009

By	NorthVan Dave (North Vancouver, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

This review is from: A Vein of Deceit: The Fifteenth Chronicle of Mathew Bartholomew (Paperback)

A Vein of Deceit is the 15th Matthew Bartholomew mystery. The book is starts out with Michaelhouse, an educational institution in Cambridge, missing a large sum of money. An internal investigation shows that the college's accountant has misplaced a substantial amount of the college's resources. The leader of the college, Langelee, decides that the senior proctor Michael and the college doctor Bartholomew are to conduct an investigation in to the missing money.

From there a series of adventures take place and, in true Susanna Gregory fashion, as the adventure continues bodies begin to pile up.

In short, I liked this book. As Matthew Bartholomew mysteries go, this was one of the better ones. I am looking forward to what happens in the 16th book.

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