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Author : John Maddox Roberts
Release : 2008-12-09
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 939/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis SPQR XII: Oracle of the Dead by : John Maddox Roberts
Download or read book SPQR XII: Oracle of the Dead written by John Maddox Roberts. This book was released on 2008-12-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Roman magistrate Decius Caecilius Metellus must discover who is killing the priests of Apollo before the countryside explodes in violence.
Author : John Maddox Roberts
Release : 2008-12-09
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 990/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis SPQR XII: Oracle of the Dead by : John Maddox Roberts
Download or read book SPQR XII: Oracle of the Dead written by John Maddox Roberts. This book was released on 2008-12-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decius Caecilius Metellus, this year's magistrate for cases involving foreigners, is living the good life in southern Italy, happy to be away from Rome, a city suffering war jitters over Caesar's impending actions. He thinks he is merely visiting one of the local sights when he takes a party to visit the Oracle of the Dead, a pre-Roman cult site located at the end of a tunnel dug beneath a temple of Apollo. He quickly learns that there is a bitter rivalry between the priests of Apollo and those of Hecate, who guard the oracle. When the priests of Apollo are all killed, the countryside looks to explode in violence as Greeks, Romans and native Italians of several conquered nations bring out old enmities. Decius is caught squarely in the middle, desperate to find a way out that will pacify the district and, incidentally, save his own skin. This riveting series began with the Edgar Award-nominated SPQR and has gone on to international success in 13 languages.
Author : John Maddox Roberts
Release : 2010-02-16
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 914/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis SPQR XIII: The Year of Confusion by : John Maddox Roberts
Download or read book SPQR XIII: The Year of Confusion written by John Maddox Roberts. This book was released on 2010-02-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Readers looking for a crafty and entertaining journey to the past won't be disappointed." —Publishers Weekly on SPQR XI: Under Vesuvius Caius Julius Caesar, now Dictator of Rome, has decided to revise the Roman calendar, which has become out of sync with the seasons. As if this weren't already an unpopular move, Caesar has brought in astronomers and astrologers from abroad, including Egyptians, Greeks, Indians and Persians. Decius is appointed to oversee this project, which he knows rankles the Roman public: "To be told by a pack of Chaldeans and Egyptians how to conduct their duties towards the gods was intolerable." Not long after the new calendar project begins, two of the foreigners are murdered. Decius begins his investigations and, as the body count increases, it seems that an Indian fortuneteller popular with patrician Roman ladies is also involved. This latest in the acclaimed series is sure to please historical mystery fans.
Author : John Maddox Roberts
Release : 2007-04-01
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 378/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis SPQR IX: The Princess and the Pirates by : John Maddox Roberts
Download or read book SPQR IX: The Princess and the Pirates written by John Maddox Roberts. This book was released on 2007-04-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As I walked back through the City, my mood was moderately elevated. This appointment did not displease me nearly as much as I pretended. Like most Romans I abhorred the very thought of sea duty, but this was one of the rare occasions when I was looking forward to getting away from Rome..... For years I had complained of the disorder of the City, and now that it was gone, I found that I missed it. All the peace and quiet seemed unnatural. I did not expect it to last. - Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger in SPQR IX: The Princess and the Pirates His two years of aedileship over, Decius is ready for his next adventure. He would rather do anything than join the war with Caesar in the dismal forests of Gaul, so he and his slave/protégé Hermes find themselves on a mission to rid the Mediterranean of pirates. They set off with shoddy ships and sailors to the island of Cyprus, where a young Cleopatra is staying. Between her impressive crew and the ex-pirate Ariston providing insider knowledge of that cutthroat occupation, Decius thinks he stands a good chance of bringing himself some glory. That would be too simple, though. The ruler of the island, Silvanus, is murdered in a most peculiar fashion and Decius, as a guest in his home, has a sacred duty to find and punish the guilty party. Because world relations are already strained, he would rather not suspect Cleopatra, heir to the Egyptian throne. But she has plenty of reasons to hate Rome and murder runs in her family. Another guest and suspect is Gabinius, who is in exile and could have easily given up loyalty toward his friend if it meant a quicker return to Rome. In the meantime, Decius is being humiliated in his pirate hunt, and as if this weren't enough, Aphrodite herself seeks Decius's help by appearing to him in a dream vision. As Decius investigates world trade, the island history, and the new kind of piracy plaguing the waters, he is finding connections more menacing than he had ever imagined possible. In this ninth book in the series, Roberts crafts another skillful mystery, this time fervently pulsing with the collision of Roman, Greek, and Egyptian interests.
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Release : 2008
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