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In an ancient Rome torn apart by corruption and decadence, Gordianus the Finder investigates the brutal assassinations of several Egyptian envoys and finds himself in the midst of a deadly and seductive game of murder and intrigue.
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Review
Steven Saylor's series of thrillers about Gordianus the Finder play cleverly with what we think we know about the last days of the Roman Republic. Gordianus does the legwork for prosecutors and defenders in a system of trials which have become increasingly politicised; even his former patron Cicero has become less interested in justice than in winning and Gordianus is, almost notoriously, the last honest man in Rome. Most of his cases deal with murder trials in which Cicero appeared--part of the fun of reading Saylor is his attentive reading of the great advocate's brilliantly partisan rhetoric. And for those less interested in such intellectual games, the books are attractively atmospheric, showing a Rome still small enough for everyone to know each other's business. Here Gordianus finds himself investigating the murder of a former mentor, Dio, a philosopher and leader of an embassy from Egypt; the triumvirs, Pompey, Caesar and Crassus, are contemplating annexing Egypt and its exiled king is only too prepared to act as their catspaw. And Gordianus finds himself the ally of Clodius and Clodia, the two most notoriously dissolute siblings ...There is nothing so deceptive as what we think we know and Gordianus is as often tricked here as is the reader. --Roz Kaveney
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"Imaginative . . . Saylor's style is smooth . . . A absorbing look at a time when men tried to rule themselves wisely and failed."--"San Francisco Chronicle"
"Saylor writes with vision and clarity, balancing sound historical scholarship with a gift for storytelling."--"Anniston Star"
"Engrossing . . . Intensely dramatic . . . Erotic, funny, compelling . . . A bona fide page-turner."--"Detroit Free Press"
"Steven Saylor transports you to Ancient Rome with spellbinding effectiveness."--"Austin Chronicle"
"Engrossing . . . Simmering with eroticism . . . An absorbing brew of Rome's decay."--"Publishers Weekly"
"Finely etched historical background . . . The finest flower yet of Saylor's Roma Sub Rosa Series."--"Kirkus Reviews "
Imaginative . . . Saylor's style is smooth . . . A absorbing look at a time when men tried to rule themselves wisely and failed. "San Francisco Chronicle"
Saylor writes with vision and clarity, balancing sound historical scholarship with a gift for storytelling. "Anniston Star"
Engrossing . . . Intensely dramatic . . . Erotic, funny, compelling . . . A bona fide page-turner. "Detroit Free Press"
Steven Saylor transports you to Ancient Rome with spellbinding effectiveness. "Austin Chronicle"
Engrossing . . . Simmering with eroticism . . . An absorbing brew of Rome's decay. "Publishers Weekly"
Finely etched historical background . . . The finest flower yet of Saylor's Roma Sub Rosa Series. "Kirkus Reviews""
Imaginative . . . Saylor's style is smooth . . . A absorbing look at a time when men tried to rule themselves wisely and failed. San Francisco Chronicle
Saylor writes with vision and clarity, balancing sound historical scholarship with a gift for storytelling. Anniston Star
Engrossing . . . Intensely dramatic . . . Erotic, funny, compelling . . . A bona fide page-turner. Detroit Free Press
Steven Saylor transports you to Ancient Rome with spellbinding effectiveness. Austin Chronicle
Engrossing . . . Simmering with eroticism . . . An absorbing brew of Rome's decay. Publishers Weekly
Finely etched historical background . . . The finest flower yet of Saylor's Roma Sub Rosa Series. Kirkus Reviews
""Imaginative . . . Saylor's style is smooth . . . A absorbing look at a time when men tried to rule themselves wisely and failed." --San Francisco Chronicle
"Saylor writes with vision and clarity, balancing sound historical scholarship with a gift for storytelling." --Anniston Star
"Engrossing . . . Intensely dramatic . . . Erotic, funny, compelling . . . A bona fide page-turner." --Detroit Free Press
"Steven Saylor transports you to Ancient Rome with spellbinding effectiveness." --Austin Chronicle
"Engrossing . . . Simmering with eroticism . . . An absorbing brew of Rome's decay." --Publishers Weekly
"Finely etched historical background . . . The finest flower yet of Saylor's Roma Sub Rosa Series." --Kirkus Reviews
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Hardback. Condition: Good. Rome, 56 BC. The great general Pompey has conquered the East; Julius Caesar is defeating the Gauls; only Egypt, with its strategic granaries and vast treasuries of gold, still eludes the grasp of Rome. The city itself is becoming ever more corrupt, as the last generation of the Roman Republic indulges in political backstabbing, endless lawsuits, scandalous love affairs, and the occasional murder. In recent days several Egyptian envoys have been viciously assassinated. Fearing that he will be next, the Egyptian ambassador Dio calls on his old friend Gordianus the Finder and all of his special skills for help--but before the night is out, Dio is murdered. Now Gordianus begins his most dangerous case. Hired to investigate Dio's death by a beautiful woman with a scandalous reputation, he will follow a trail of political intrigue into the highest circles of power and the city's most hidden arenas of debauchery. There Gordianus will learn that nothing is as it seems--not the damning evidence he uncovers, not the suspect he sends to trial, not even the real truth behind Dio's death. Poison, betrayals, and long-buried secrets confront Gordianus as one of history's most famous trials races to a close. But even after the verdict is delivered, there are secrets still to be uncovered. Seller Inventory # CIN0312119127G
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