Roman Blood
Author(s): Steven Saylor
A thrilling puzzle from the ancient world with real historical characters and based on a case in Cicero's Orations - "Roman Blood" is a perfect blend of mystery and history by a brilliant storyteller. On an unseasonably warm spring morning in 80BC, Gordianus the Finder is summoned to the house of Cicero, a young advocate and orator preparing his first important case. His client is Umbrian landowner, Sextus Roscius, accused of the unforgivable: the murder of his own father. Gordianus agrees to investigate the crime - in a society fire with deceit, betrayl and conspiracy, where neither citizen nor slave can be trusted to speak the truth. But even Gordianus is not prepared for the spectacularly dangerous fireworks that attend the resolution of this ugly, delicate case...
General Information
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- : Little, Brown Book Group Limited
- : Robinson Publishing
- : 0.384
- : 01 April 2011
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 August 2011
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Steven Saylor
- : Paperback
- : 1105
- : English
- : 384
More About The Product
The highly regarded first book in Steven Saylor's Gordianus series which is being reissued with brand new covers to tie-in with the highly successful look of Roma and Empire.
Gripping combination of Hitchcock-style suspense and vivid historical detail. "Pittsburgh-Post-Gazette" on "Roman Blood" Gordinaus has wisdom and prudence; Saylor has intelligence, wit, and insight. Saylor has aquired the information of a historian but he enjoys the gifts of a born novelist. "The Boston Globe" on "A Murder on the Appian Way" Engrossing contains all the elements that an entertaining mystery and also provides a view of life in ancient Rome. Highly recommended. "Booklist" on "Roman Blood"
Steven Saylor's fascination with Ancient Rome began in childhood. A history graduate and former newspaper and magazine editor, he has now completed numerous novels featuring Gordianus the Finder. He lives in Berkeley, California.
