A Vein of Deceit

The Fifteenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew

By: Susanna Gregory

Narrated by: David Thorpe

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 pregnant 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.

©2010 Susanna Gregory (P)2017 Little Brown Book Group

Great Book

Love these books. A great series. If you like medieval culture and mysteries combine this series is for you. Try one ,you will not be disappointed.

So entertaining

I love these books, there is humor, action, kind moments and twist and turns galore.

Deceit

The title really describes this story and there is a lot of it! It begins with the unexpected death of a mother with child then takes off from there.
These stories are just fascinating with the times and characters. Excellent narration

Nooooo!!!!

Won't ruin anyone's reading experience with a spoiler, but Nooooooo!!!! Sheesh! One of the best books in the series so far.

Another solid entry in the series

Anyone who's following this series of Medieval mysteries will not be disappointed. All the usual characters have their moment in the spotlight