The Venus Throw
by:
Steven Saylor (author)
On a chill January evening in 56 B.C., two strange visitors to Rome - an Egyptian ambassador and a eunuch priest - seek out Gordianus the Finder whose specialty is solving murders. But the ambassador, a philosopher named Dio, has come to ask for something Gordianus cannot give - help in staying...
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On a chill January evening in 56 B.C., two strange visitors to Rome - an Egyptian ambassador and a eunuch priest - seek out Gordianus the Finder whose specialty is solving murders. But the ambassador, a philosopher named Dio, has come to ask for something Gordianus cannot give - help in staying alive. Before the night is out, he will be 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 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 which lies in secrets - not of state, but of the heart.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780312539672 (0312539673)
ASIN: 312539673
Publish date: December 23rd 2008
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Cultural,
Italy,
Historical Fiction,
Mystery,
Detective,
Historical Mystery,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Roman
Series: Roma Sub Rosa 1 (#4)
I am trying to remember off the top of my head if I have declared a favorite Gordianus book. If I have, I'm changing my mind. If I haven't, this book is my favorite.The story in this novel was so much more complex and fast paced than the previous novels. It was a good novel to follow [b:Catilina's R...
A really good suspense filled romance
Read By: Scott HarrisonCopyright: 1996Audiobook Copyright: 1996Genre: AudiobookPublisher: Blackstone AudiobooksSeries Name: Roman Sub RosaPosition in Series: 4Abridged: Noblurb - Saylor has established a fine reputation with his mystery novels set in ancient Rome and starring Gordianus the Finder, a...