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Indlæser... An Unholy Alliance (original 1996; udgave 2003)af Susanna Gregory
Work InformationAn Unholy Alliance af Susanna Gregory (1996)
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. A couple of years have passed since the plague outbreak in Cambridge. Matthew Bartholomew is busy teaching a new cohort of students to relieve the desperate scarcity of doctors when he's asked to investigate an unexpected death. But there are more strange deaths and it's tricky to how they all relate to each other, and the final resolution wasn't one I expected. ( ) Bartholomew, a medical scholar in Medieval Cambridge, investigates a slew of murders. A convoluted plot, the enjoyment for me is in the incidental historical details. The plague has wreaked havoc, and some are looking outside of religion for meaning, while it has opened up opportunities for others. And Bartholomew's modern ideas are looked on with suspicion. Susanna Gregory certainly researches her books well. Following on from the first Matthew Bartholomew story, An Unholy Alliance picks up the story a few months later. The Black Death has left Cambridge and the town and surrounding areas are trying to recover. Gregory paints a picture of confusion and violence where people feel God has abandoned them and they question their faith, cults (or Guilds) spring up and some are covens for devil worship. This forms the basis for a series of interwoven plots involving the murder of a couple of friars, a few townsmen and several prostitutes. Throw in a kidnapped baby, a bit of cross-dressing and various parts of goats and the scene is set. Yes, it's confusing but it's also enjoyable, interesting and a good way to while away a few hours. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
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In 1350 the people of Cambridge are struggling to overcome the effects of the Black Death. Bands of outlaws roam the land and the high death rate among priests and monks has left the people vulnerable to sinister cults that have grown up in the wake of the plague. At Michaelhouse Matthew Bartholomew is training new physicians to replace those who died of the pestilence. When the body of a friar is found in the massive chest where the University stores its most precious documents, Bartholomew is dragged away from his teaching to investigate. But the friar's is not the only unexplained death in town. Almost by chance Bartholomew stumbles across a derelict church, abandoned since its congregation were decimated by the plague. It is now the meeting place for a mysterious sect which holds its followers in terror, and which Bartholomew believes to be at the very heart of an astonishing web of blackmail and deceit aimed to overthrow the established religion. No library descriptions found. |
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