Murder Mystery Book Club - A Plague on Both Your Houses by Susanna Gregory

Why not join us as we step back in time to medieval Cambridge for this first chronicle in the series of novels by Susanna Gregory.

Matthew Bartholomew, unorthodox but effective physician to Michaelhouse College, is as worried as anyone about the pestilence that is ravaging Europe and which seems to be approaching England. But he is distracted by the sudden and inexplicable death of the Master of Michaelhouse - a death the University authorities do not want investigated.

Matthew is determined to get to the truth, leading him into a tangle of lies and intrigue that cause him to question the innocence of his closest friends - and even his family - just as the Black Death finally arrives...

We will meet in the Castle Inn on Castle Hill at 7pm in the hour before IVC Pub night - feel free to stay on for drinks afterwards! The Castle is a quaint traditional pub offering a full range of drinks, including real ales and pub food.

Please bring along £1 (or £12 for the year) as a contribution to Meetup fees - this £1 is only payable by non-fully-paid members of IVC (and can be reclaimed if you decide to join the CambsIVC membership group).

Parking is free in the Shire Hall car park from 7pm.

Books to look forward to in the coming months:

• Whose Body? by Dorothy L Sayers
• Murder at the Fitzwilliam by Jim Eldridge
• The Silver Pigs by Lindsey Davis
• A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters
• The Maid by Nita Prose
• Death and Croissants by Ian Moore