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Roman Blood - Steven Saylor
Roman Blood
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Format: kindle
ASIN: B005QMP2DM
Publisher: Robinson
Pages no: 555
Edition language: English
Series: Roma Sub Rosa 1 (#1)
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runner
runner rated it
2.0 Colourless with a few exciting moments
There are two authors I admire in Historical Roman fiction: Robert Harris and Simon Scarrow. Harris’s Cicero trilogy is untouchable in its ability to indoctrinate the reader in the Republic of that period, equally Scarrow’s “Eagles of Rome” series gives authenticity to the Roman army in the field ex...
Tannat
Tannat rated it
2.0 Roman Blood by Steven Saylor
Series: Roma Sub Rosa #1 I decided to finish this after all, but it wasn’t a very exciting read. I know I complained about that incident at the 35% mark, but that just made me want to take a break. Although it started out fun, the story itself just wasn’t very compelling. The solution to the myste...
nicky2910's book reviews
nicky2910's book reviews rated it
3.5 Roman Blood by Steven Saylor
Synopsis: Gordianus the Finder, a private investigator, is called in by Cicero for aid in his first major case, the defense of Sextus Roscius, accused of parricide. Review: Again, I'm drawn to Marcus Tullius Cicero, but this time to a Cicero who hasn't started his political career yet. We see a yo...
Crime-on-thrill
Crime-on-thrill rated it
5.0 Roman Blood by Steven Saylor
Gordianus, who is also called the Finder is called upon by Cicero, the famed Roman orator and lawyer to take up the historical case of the parricide of Sextus Roscius. Gordianus accepts the case and starts looking for the truth, immediately seeing that the seemingly simple case is not simple at all....
Lisa (Harmony)
Lisa (Harmony) rated it
3.0 Roman Blood: A Novel of Ancient Rome (Novels of Ancient Rome)
This is set in the Ancient Roman Republic in 80BC, the time of rule by the dictator Sulla when Ceasar was young. The narrator and protagonist, Gordianus "the finder" is a kind of private investigator who is hired by a young Cicero to help his client accused of patricide. I couldn't help but smile ...
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