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Mallory Kellogg, Chubbygirlreads
Mallory Kellogg, Chubbygirlreads rated it 8 years ago
I am just not feeling this. It keeps putting me to sleep.
Sorry kids, no feet.
Sorry kids, no feet. rated it 9 years ago
It's a little disheartening to know that despite his best efforts, Decius is going to fail.
susanvoss18
susanvoss18 rated it 10 years ago
Set in the 1st century ancient Rome, this murder mystery will have you hooked and wanting more. In the time of Crassus and Pompey, murder and intrigue are not that uncommon. However, their is the dual murders of an ex-slave and a foreign merchant that catch the eye of Decius Caecilius Metellus. He i...
sandin954
sandin954 rated it 11 years ago
An enjoyable historical mystery that used the same historical event for the plot as Catilina's Riddle which I read a number of years ago. Roman intrigue and politics are always interesting and the young hero of this series is very engaging. Listened to the audio version which was ably narrated b...
sandin954
sandin954 rated it 11 years ago
An enjoyable historical mystery that used the same historical event for the plot as [b:Catilina's Riddle|102715|Catilina's Riddle (Roma Sub Rosa, #3)|Steven Saylor|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1316125219s/102715.jpg|99033] which I read a number of years ago. Roman intrigue and politi...
bookishlyanna
bookishlyanna rated it 12 years ago
I had to borrow this book because I was only interest in the story by Patricia Briggs, featuring Warren and Kyle from the Mercy Thompson series. So this review is only about that story.I loved it, but at the same time I was left wanting more. Much More. The mystery part was really interesting and I ...
Keertana @ Ivy Book Bindings
Keertana @ Ivy Book Bindings rated it 12 years ago
I only read Patricia Briggs's short story from this novel, but I loved it. Nothing like more Warren and Kyle for my reading pleasure! ;)
wealhtheow
wealhtheow rated it 12 years ago
A collection of stories by mostly well-known authors, purportedly all detectives in urban fantasy stories. In actual fact, many of these stories are not set anywhere near cities, several have no magical or supernatural elements, and at least two are neither urban nor fantasy. So I'm not actually su...
One Book Away From an Episode of Hoarders
The stories were kind of hit and miss, much what I expected from a collection of short stories.
Miss Clark
Miss Clark rated it 12 years ago
Only read and rated for Patricia Briggs's In Red, With Pearls, a short story featuring Warren Smith, a well known character in the Mercy Thompson series, as he pursues one of his cases as a PI involving zombies and grudges. It is a good little mystery piece but too brief to give the ending the prop...
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