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ⓘ About Susanna Gregory
An academic British author, Elizabeth Cruwys also goes by the pen-name of Susanna Gregory, as she writes her popular line of detective and medieval mystery novels to huge acclaim. Featuring ongoing protagonists such as Matthew Bartholomew, she has a keen eye for historical accuracy thanks to her background as a Cambridge academic. Not just the detail though, she’s also well known for her ability to keep the stories entertaining and her characters grounded in reality, thus enabling her readers to relate to them on a more personal level. Early and Personal Life Born in 1958 Elizabeth Cruwys was brought up in England, an upbringing which has been the main inspiration for all her work to date.
All Book Series by Susanna Gregory
The Murder House
Series opener · book 1 of 2 · published 2013 Pen name · Simon Beaufort
The Killing Ship
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2016 Pen name · Simon Beaufort
The World's Finest Mystery and Crime Stories 3
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2002
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Susanna Gregory?
An academic British author, Elizabeth Cruwys also goes by the pen-name of Susanna Gregory, as she writes her popular line of detective and medieval mystery novels to huge acclaim. Featuring ongoing protagonists such as Matthew Bartholomew, she has a keen eye for historical accuracy thanks to her background as a Cambridge academic. Not just the detail though, she's also well known for her ability to keep the stories entertaining and her characters grounded in reality, thus enabling her readers to relate to them on a more personal level.
Which Susanna Gregory series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Matthew Bartholomew series, the earliest of Susanna Gregory's multi-book series: it opens with A Plague on Both Your Houses (1996) and runs to 25 books across 1996–2021, ending with The Chancellor's Secret (2021). Susanna Gregory's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Susanna Gregory written?
Susanna Gregory has 64 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1996 and 2022. 60 of them belong to 5 named series — the largest being the Matthew Bartholomew series with 25 books — and 4 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Susanna Gregory's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Susanna Gregory's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Matthew Bartholomew (1996–2021, 25 books), Sir Geoffrey Mappestone (1998–2011, 8 books) and Medieval Murderers (2005–2014, 10 books), plus 2 more.
How are Susanna Gregory's books organised into series?
This guide splits Susanna Gregory's 64 books into 5 named series and 4 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Matthew Bartholomew (25 books, 1996–2021); Thomas Chaloner (15 books, 2006–2022); Medieval Murderers (10 books, 2005–2014); Sir Geoffrey Mappestone (8 books, 1998–2011); Alec Lonsdale (2 books, 2018–2019).