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A Murder on the Appian Way

A Mystery of Ancient Rome

Author: Steven Saylor   Series: Roma Sub Rosa

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Part of the Roma Sub Rosa series featuring Gordianus the Finder from the bestselling author or Roma and Empire.

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Part of the Roma Sub Rosa series featuring Gordianus the Finder from the bestselling author or Roma and Empire.

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Description

Steven Saylor's historical mysteries set in ancient Rome and featuring investigator Gordianus the Finder enjoy a widespread following in America. Robinson is publishing the whole series - five novels to date - in the UK. Following the success of Roman Blood and Arms of Nemesis, A Murder on the Appian Way is the latest novel in the series to be published in Britain in paperback format. Vivid historical fact, a completely believable world and keen plotting are the hallmarks of Saylor's novels. In A Murder on the Appian Way Gordianus the Finder - the large, eccentric, philosophical investigator whose famed skills and integrity have made him much sought after in Rome - is charged by Pompey the Great with discovering what really happened to the high-born populist politician Publius Clodius whose sinister disappearance has set Rome aflame with riots and arson.

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Critic Reviews

“Remarkable.. a stirring blend of history and mystery, well seasoned with conspiracy, passion and intrigue”

"'' Publishers Weekly 'Will delight readers in virtually every page.... Saylor has acquired the information of a historian but he enjoys the gifts of a born novelist' Boston Globe 'The remarkably vivid and finely etched historical background at once roots the characters firmly in their time and brings them alive for our own' Kirkus Reviews"

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About the Author

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.

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52 BC, and Rome is in turmoil. Rival gangs prowl the streets as Publius Clodius, a high-born populist politician, and his arch-enemy Titus Milo fight to control the consular elections. But when Clodius is murdered on the famed Appian Way and Milo is accused of the crime, the city explodes with riots and arson.As accusations and rumours fly, Gordianus is charged by Pompey the Great with discovering what really happened on the Appian Way that dark January night. Was it murder? And if so, should the perpetrator be condemned as a villain - or hailed as the saviour of the Roman Republic? For on the truth of that hangs the fate of Titus Milo . . .Praise for Steven Saylor:'Saylor evokes the ancient world more convincingly than any other writer of his generation.' Sunday Times 'Saylor's scholarship is breathtaking and his writing enthrals.'Ruth Rendell'With the scalpel-like deftness of a Hollywood director, Saylor puts his finger on the very essence of Roman history.' Times Literary Supplement 'A full-blooded and action-packed work of fiction, cleverly built around a solid historical framework . . . it is an enthralling page-turner.' Daily Express

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Product Details

Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group | Robinson Publishing
Published
4th August 2005
Pages
640
ISBN
9781845292478

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