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Matthew Bartholomew Books in Order

Matthew Bartholomew by Susanna Gregory contains 25 books, published between 1996 and 2021. The first book is A Plague on Both Your Houses (1996) and the newest is The Chancellor's Secret (2021). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
25
Published
1996–2021
Confirmed
25 of 25 titles
Pages on record
9,996 in 22 of 25 books
Reading time
167–250 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 9,996 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 22 of 25 titles with a page count on record.

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Matthew Bartholomew is the physician who investigates murders in Susanna Gregory's historical mystery series. A Plague on Both Your Houses opened the run in 1996 and An Unholy Alliance followed the same year, with A Bone of Contention (1997), A Deadly Brew (1998), A Wicked Deed (1999) and A Masterly Murder (2000) after them. Twenty-five books make up the series, the last being The Chancellor's Secret in 2021.

How many Matthew Bartholomew books are there?

Matthew Bartholomew has 25 books, released between 1996 and 2021.

Matthew Bartholomew Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 25 Matthew Bartholomew books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of A Plague on Both Your Houses by Susanna Gregory, book 1 of the Matthew Bartholomew series (1996)
  2. Cover of An Unholy Alliance by Susanna Gregory, book 2 of the Matthew Bartholomew series (1996)
  3. Cover of A Deadly Brew by Susanna Gregory, book 4 of the Matthew Bartholomew series (1998)
  4. Cover of A Wicked Deed by Susanna Gregory, book 5 of the Matthew Bartholomew series (1999)
  5. Cover of A Masterly Murder by Susanna Gregory, book 6 of the Matthew Bartholomew series (2000)
  6. Cover of An Order for Death by Susanna Gregory, book 7 of the Matthew Bartholomew series (2001)
  7. Cover of A Summer of Discontent by Susanna Gregory, book 8 of the Matthew Bartholomew series (2002)
  8. Cover of A Killer in Winter by Susanna Gregory, book 9 of the Matthew Bartholomew series (2003)
  9. Cover of The Hand of Justice by Susanna Gregory, book 10 of the Matthew Bartholomew series (2004)
  10. Cover of To Kill or Cure by Susanna Gregory, book 13 of the Matthew Bartholomew series (2008)
  11. Cover of The Devil's Disciples by Susanna Gregory, book 14 of the Matthew Bartholomew series (2008)
  12. Cover of A Killer of Pilgrims by Susanna Gregory, book 16 of the Matthew Bartholomew series (2010)
  13. Cover of Mystery in the Minster by Susanna Gregory, book 17 of the Matthew Bartholomew series (2011)
  14. Cover of Murder by the Book by Susanna Gregory, book 18 of the Matthew Bartholomew series (2012)
  15. Cover of The Lost Abbot by Susanna Gregory, book 19 of the Matthew Bartholomew series (2013)
  16. Cover of A Poisonous Plot by Susanna Gregory, book 21 of the Matthew Bartholomew series (2015)
  17. Cover of A Grave Concern by Susanna Gregory, book 22 of the Matthew Bartholomew series (2016)
  18. Cover of The Habit of Murder by Susanna Gregory, book 23 of the Matthew Bartholomew series (2017)
  1. 1
    A Plague on Both Your Houses1996 · 406 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996406
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  2. 2
    An Unholy Alliance1996 · 310 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1996310
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  3. 3
    A Bone of Contention1997 · 506 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1997506
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  4. 4
    A Deadly Brew1998 · 455 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1998455
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  5. 5
    A Wicked Deed1999 · 512 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1999512
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  6. 6
    A Masterly Murder2000 · 550 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2000550
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  7. 7
    An Order for Death2001 · 470 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2001470
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  8. 8
    A Summer of Discontent2002 · 520 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2002520
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  9. 9
    A Killer in Winter2003 · 488 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2003488
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  10. 10
    The Hand of Justice2004 · 544 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2004544
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  11. 11
    The Mark of a Murderer2005 · 469 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2005469
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  12. 12
    The Tarnished Chalice2006 · confirmed 3/4
    2006–
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  13. 13
    To Kill or Cure2008 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008448
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  14. 14
    The Devil's Disciples2008 · 487 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2008487
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  15. 15
    A Vein of Deceit2009 · 468 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2009468
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  16. 16
    A Killer of Pilgrims2010 · 424 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2010424
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  17. 17
    Mystery in the Minster2011 · 389 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2011389
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  18. 18
    Murder by the Book2012 · confirmed 3/4
    2012–
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  19. 19
    The Lost Abbot2013 · 416 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2013416
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  20. 20
    Death of a Scholar2014 · 454 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2014454
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  21. 21
    A Poisonous Plot2015 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2015400
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  22. 22
    A Grave Concern2016 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2016448
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  23. 23
    The Habit of Murder2017 · 432 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2017432
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  24. 24
    The Sanctuary Murders2019 · 400 pages · confirmed 3/4
    2019400
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  25. 25
    The Chancellor's Secret2021 · confirmed 3/4
    2021–
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Is there a chronological order for Matthew Bartholomew?

No separate chronological order is on record for Matthew Bartholomew, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Matthew Bartholomew books in order?

You should read the Matthew Bartholomew books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Matthew Bartholomew book also stands alone.

Where to start with Matthew Bartholomew

Start with A Plague on Both Your Houses (1996), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Matthew Bartholomew book?

The Chancellor's Secret (2021) is the newest Matthew Bartholomew book released so far.

Is there a new Matthew Bartholomew book coming?

No next Matthew Bartholomew book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Matthew Bartholomew at a glance

Paused
No new Matthew Bartholomew title has appeared for 5 years. The last was published in 2021.
Release pace
Matthew Bartholomew books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
9,996 pages across the 22 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 454 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Matthew Bartholomew books, 10 of 25, were published in the 2000s.

What the Matthew Bartholomew books are about

23 of the 25 Matthew Bartholomew books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 18 of 23. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Susanna Gregory

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.