Ten for Dying: 10 (John, the Lord Chamberlain Mysteries, 10) - Softcover

Mayer, Eric; Reed, Mary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 146420229X ISBN 13: 9781464202292

Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press, 2014

Synopsis

548 CE, Constantinople. Emperor Justinian, distraught from the death of his wife, Empress Theodora, has exiled his longtime aide, John, the Lord Chamberlain. At the Church of the Holy Apostles, an Egyptian magician tries to raise the empress from the dead. As the unholy ceremony explodes into chaos, supposed demons vanish into the darkness with one of the city's holiest relics. Felix, Captain of the Palace Guard, is selected as John's successor and charged with finding the missing relic.

But before Felix's investigation even begins, someone deposits a corpse at his house. A botched attempt to dispose of the body leaves Felix looking suspect. To make matters worse, it seems as if half the city wants to possess the relic, see Felix dead - or both. If only Felix's friend, the shrewd John, were still in the city, but the former Lord Chamberlain has already sailed for Greece.

Now Felix enters a fight for his very survival, a crucible in which he cannot cannot tell friend from foe - or worldly dangers from the supernatural.

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Review:

"Reed and Mayer mix things up a bit with their 10th whodunit set in Constantinople during the reign of Emperor Justinian... [T]he chamberlain has been dismissed from his position, and decides to start a new life in Greece. That decision leaves his friend Felix, a captain of the palace guard, to solve a series of crimes. Bizarre circumstances surround the theft of a relic kept in the Church of the Holy Apostles: the thief left behind 30 frogs, sacred to an Egyptian god, and a scarab beetle on top of Theodora's sarcophagus. The case is complicated by witness reports of demons and Felix's discovery of a corpse, under potentially compromising circumstances."--Publishers Weekly

About the Author:

""The husband and wife team of Mary Reed and Eric Mayer co-author the award-winning John, Lord Chamberlain historical mysteries set in 6th century Byzantium. The American Library Association's Booklist Magazine named the Lord Chamberlain novels one of its Best Little Known Series and the books have received starred reviews from Booklist, Library Journal, and Publishers Weekly, most recently from the latter for Nine For the Devil, ninth in the series.""

About this edition

• Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 146420229X
• ISBN 13: 9781464202292
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304