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The Mark of a Murderer (Chronicles of Matthew Barthlomew Series)
The Mark of a Murderer - Chronicles of Matthew Barthlomew Series
Author: Susanna Gregory
February 1355. Oxford explodes in one of the most serious riots of its turbulent history. Fearing for their lives, the scholars flee the city, and some choose the University at Cambridge as their refuge. They don't remain safe for long, however; within hours of their arrival, the first of them dies, followed quickly by a second. When Bartholomew...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780751535440
ISBN-10: 0751535443
Publication Date: 6/1/2006
Pages: 480
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4.2 stars, based on 9 ratings
Publisher: Warner Books
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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I understand that in a series, background needs woven into the story so that new readers to the series can enjoy the tale w/o having read the previous books, but this started out and didn't even sound like the author's style for these characters.

After about the first 100 pages this story picked up and became a lively read. However, I felt like an intern or some other shadow writer prepared the first pages.

The story reminded me of some of the tensions we're experiencing in our world today between differing groups.

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