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Mystery In The Minster (2011)

by Susanna Gregory(Favorite Author)

3.93 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1847442978 (ISBN13: 9781847442970)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Little, Brown Book Group

series

Matthew Bartholomew

review 1: Wow! A wild ride through 14 century York. This book is indeed a breathtaking ride. The setting for this the seventeenth book in the Matthew Bartholomew series is York in the mid 1300's. Matthew, his larger than life friend Michael, Headmaster Langellee and a lawyer from Michaelhouse, (their house of learning in Cambridge). Ms. Gregory is a wonderful author and her medieval series never disappoint. The pace in this book is breathtaking as Matt and his friends are trying to find evidence to claim a bequest that Michaelhouse had been promised. They are racing against a particularly ruthless and clever killer and they are also racing against the weather as the two rivers that run through York are in danger of overflowing their banks causing catastrophic floods. As usual there... more are many bodies along the way and a labyrinth of clues for Matt to follow. These books are so realistic and so true to history that it actually puts the reader right there in the setting of the novel. Ms. Gregory uses real historic figures as well as her wonderful fictional characters to tell her stories. I really enjoy both of her historical mystery series, but Matthew Bartholomew is a long-term favourite of mine. I look forward to each new installment in the series.
review 2: I was actually really disappointed by this book. I love Susanna Gregory and the Matthew Bartholomew mysteries are my favorite series ever. Yet this book had almost none of the humor that the previous books had and the whole situation between him and Matilda has been drawn out so long that I almost feel as though they're too old now to have any constructive sort of relationship. I mean, there have been 17 books and he wasn't a spring chicken at the beginning. I just don't care anymore, it's become burdensome. Furthermore, I felt like the characters lacked depth, even including Bartholomew and Michael. So hopefully the next book will be more exciting and have the old Matthew back with the usual humor that the previous books possessed. This one fell flat. less

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