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Despite a new influx of well-heeled students, Michaelhouse has suffered from an acute lack of funds that has made itself manifest in a lack of decent provisions. It is only when the Brother in charge of the account books dies unexpectedly that an explanation is revealed: large amounts of money had been paid for goods the college never received. Although shocked by this evidence of fraud, Matthew Bartholomew is more concerned with the disappearance of a quantity of pennyroyal from his herbarium. Pennyroyal is known to cause a woman to miscarry, and a pregnant visitor to his sister's household has died from an overdose of the substance. Had she meant to abort her child, or had someone else wanted to ensure that she was unable to provide an heir to her husband's wealthy estates? When Matthew learns that it was the dead woman's husband who had received Michaelhouse's missing money, he begins to search for other connections and quickly exposes a deep and treacherous conspiracy.

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This book is part of the "Matthew Bartholomew" series.
Here are some other books from this series:

The Hand of Justice First published 2004 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.1/10

The Tarnished Chalice Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.1/10

To Kill or Cure First published 2008 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.1/10

A Deadly Brew First published 1998 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.2/10

The Devil's Disciples Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.1/10

A Bone of Contention First published 1997 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.3/10

A Wicked Deed First published 1999 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.2/10

A Plague on Both Your Houses First published 1996 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.6/10

The Mark of a Murderer First published 2005 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.1/10

A Masterly Murder First published 2000 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.1/10

An Unholy Alliance First published 1996 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.3/10

An Order for Death First published 2001 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:1.2/10

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