Aristotle Detective - Hardcover

Doody, Margaret

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060110864 ISBN 13: 9780060110864

Publisher: Bodley Head, 1978

Synopsis

Murder and mayhem may seem like unreasonable company for Aristotle, one of the founding minds of Western philosophy. But in the skilled hands of Margaret Doody, the pairing could not be more logical. With her Aristotle Detective novels, Margaret Doody brings a Holmesian hero to the bloodied streets of ancient Greece, trading the pipe and deerstalker of Sherlock for the woolen chiton and sandals of Aristotle. Replete with suspense, historical detail, and humor, and complemented by an ever-growing cast of characters and vivid descriptions of the ancient world, Doody's mysteries are as much lively takes on the figures and forms of the classics as they are classic whodunits in their own right.

In Aristotle Detective, we first meet Stephanos--naive Watson to Aristotle's learned Holmes--a young landed Athenian and student of Aristotle. With the aid of his cunning, olive-loving teacher, Stephanos must clear his exiled cousin of murder and save his family's honor in a tense public trial. Will Stephanos survive to cinch the case?

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Review:

"Witty, elegant whodunits."--Roderick Beaton "Times Literary Supplement "

"Eminently enjoyable."--Colin Dexter "author of the Inspector Morse mysteries "

Witty, elegant whodunits. --Roderick Beaton "Times Literary Supplement ""

Eminently enjoyable. --Colin Dexter "author of the Inspector Morse mysteries ""

"Margaret Doody has given us a remarkable page-turner of a mystery with a couple of fascinating characters in Aristotle and Stephanos. It's worth adding to your to-be-read pile."--Les Blatt "ClassicMysteries.net "

From the Publisher:

The author has received delighted fanmail since the Italian Publication, expressing great admiration and comparing her novels to Conan Doyle. One writer said that he had been enchanted with her work, and called it sublime. She has been praised for giving the detective novel a new energy and focus, with excellent characterisation and descriptions of 4th century Athens, which she brings back to vibrant life. Margaret Doody's elegant prose style has also won her many admirers.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bodley Head
• Publication date: 1978
• ISBN 10: 0060110864
• ISBN 13: 9780060110864
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1