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The Chancellor's Secret: The Twenty-Fifth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew by Susanna Gregory
Category: Fiction | Series: Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew Ser.
In 1360, the Great Bridge over the River Cam is close to collapse. To repair it will cost the town and the University dear, especially if its rotten wood is replaced by more durable stone. As arguments rage over raising the money other, equally heated, differences are coming to the boil over the electio ...Show more
The Cheapside Corpse by Susanna Gregory
Category: Fiction | Series: Adventures of Thomas Chaloner
London in the spring of 1665 is a city full of fear. There is plague in the stews of St Giles, the Dutch fleet is preparing to invade, and a banking crisis threatens to leave Charles II's government with no means of paying for the nation's defence. Amid the tension, Thomas Chaloner is ordered to investi ...Show more
The Clerkenwell Affair by Susanna Gregory
Category: Fiction | Series: Adventures of Thomas Chaloner Ser.
In the spring of 1666 everyone's first reaction to a sudden death at the palace of White Hall is that the plague has struck, but the killing of Thomas Chiffinch was by design, not disease. Chiffinch was holder of two influential posts - Keeper of the Closet and Keeper of the Jewels - and rival courtiers ...Show more
The Executioner of St Paul'sThe Twelfth Thomas Chaloner Adventure by Susanna Gregory
Category: Fiction
The plague raging through London in 1665 has emptied the city. The only people left are those too poor to flee, or those who selflessly struggle to control the contagion and safeguard the capital's future.Amongst them, though, are those prepared to risk their health for money - those who sell dubious 'c ...Show more
The Lost Abbot: The Nineteenth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew by Susanna Gregory
Category: Fiction | Series: The Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew #19
In the summer of 1358 Matthew Bartholomew finds himself one of a party of Bishop's Commissioners, sent north to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the Abbot of Peterborough. He and his colleagues quickly learn that behind the beautiful facade of the Benedictine monastery there is a vicious stru ...Show more
The Piccadilly Plot by Susanna Gregory
Category: Fiction | Series: Adventures of Thomas Chaloner Ser.
Thomas Chaloner is relieved to be summoned back to London. His master, the Earl of Clarendon, has sent him to Tangier to investigate a case of corruption. Chaloner will be glad to be home, to be reunited with his new wife, but the trivial reason for his recall exasperates him - the theft of material fro ...Show more
The Sanctuary Murders: The Twenty-Fourth Chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew by Susanna Gregory
Category: Fiction | Series: The\Chronicles of Matthew Bartholomew Ser.
The twenty-fourth chronicle of Matthew Bartholomew. In 1360 Edward III issues a call to arms, as sporadic attacks by the French threaten to turn into a full-blown invasion. In Cambridge, fear of the enemy is magnified by the belief that foreign agents are lurking in the area. Tension runs ever higher as ...Show more
Why a Daughter Needs a Dad (HB) by Gregory Lang; Susanna Leonard Hill; Sydney Hanson (Illustrator)
Category: Picture Books
Based on Gregory Lang's New York Times bestselling original series This new picture book is touching story to show a child all the ways her father will help her grow and to remind her of the special bond only she can have with dad. Featuring charming illustrations and heartwarming rhymes about the mom ...Show more
Why a Daughter Needs a Mum by Gregory E. Lang; Susanna Leonard Hill; Sydney Hanson (Illustrator)
Category: Picture Books
This new picture book is a touching story to show a child all the ways her mother will help her grow and to remind her of the special bond only she can have with mom. Featuring charming illustrations and heartwarming rhymes about the moments mothers and daughters share, Why a Daughter Needs a Mum is the ...Show more
Why a Son Needs a Dad by Gregory Lang; Susanna Leonard Hill
Category: Picture Books
Based on Gregory Lang's New York Times bestselling series The perfect Father's Day gift, birthday present for dad, or sweet treasure for a son of any age A boy's first hero is his dad. A touching picture book showcasing all the ways a father will help his son grow, this is the gift for every dad and l ...Show more