The Habit of Murder

by Susanna Gregory
The Habit of Murder

Published

July 2017

Publishers

UK
Little, Brown
 

In 1360, a deputation from Cambridge ventures to the Suffolk town of Clare in the hope that the wealthy Elizabeth de Burgh has left a legacy to Michaelhouse.  Yet, when they arrive, they discover that the report of her death is false and that he college seems destined for bankruptcy.

Determined to see if some of its well-heeled citizens can be persuaded to sponsor Michaelhouse, Matthew Bartholomew, Brother Michael and Master Langelee become enmeshed in the town’s politics.  They discover that a great many other people in Clare have recently met untimely deaths.  These killings have created a dangerous restlessness in the town: an atmosphere intensified when yet more murders occur.  Soon the hunt for the killer takes Bartholomew and Michael deep into Clare’s murky foundations and threatens their own survival…

Other books by
Susanna Gregory

The Clerkenwell Affair The Clerkenwell Affair
The Sanctuary Murders The Sanctuary Murders
Intrigue in Covent Garden Intrigue in Covent Garden
A Grave Concern A Grave Concern
The Chelsea Strangler The Chelsea Strangler
A Poisonous Plot. The Twenty-First Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew A Poisonous Plot. The Twenty-First Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew
The Cheapside Corpse The Cheapside Corpse
Death of a Scholar Death of a Scholar
Murder on High Holborn Murder on High Holborn
The Lost Abbot The Lost Abbot
Murder by the Book Murder by the Book
Death in St James's Park Death in St James's Park
Hill of Bones Hill of Bones
Sacred Stone,The Sacred Stone,The
The First Murder The First Murder
The Piccadilly Plot The Piccadilly Plot
Mystery in the Minster Mystery in the Minster
A Plague on Both Your Houses A Plague on Both Your Houses
A Killer in Winter A Killer in Winter
A Summer of Discontent A Summer of Discontent
A Masterly Murder A Masterly Murder
A Wicked Deed A Wicked Deed
A Bone of Contention A Bone of Contention
An Unholy Alliance An Unholy Alliance
The Killer of Pilgrims The Killer of Pilgrims
A Conspiracy of Violence A Conspiracy of Violence
Blood on the Strand Blood on the Strand
To Kill or Cure To Kill or Cure
The Butcher of Smithfield The Butcher of Smithfield
The Westminster Poisoner The Westminster Poisoner
A Murder on London Bridge A Murder on London Bridge
A Vein of Deceit A Vein of Deceit
The Body in the Thames The Body in the Thames
The Devil’s Disciples The Devil’s Disciples
The Tarnished Chalice The Tarnished Chalice
The Mark of a Murderer The Mark of a Murderer
The Hand of Justice The Hand of Justice
The Executioner of St. Paul’s The Executioner of St. Paul’s