A Murder On The Appian Way
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A Murder On The Appian Way
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Author : Steven Saylor
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-03-01
A Murder On The Appian Way written by Steven Saylor and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-01 with Fiction categories.
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
A Murder On The Appian Way
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Author : Steven Saylor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
A Murder On The Appian Way written by Steven Saylor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Gordianus categories.
The Detective As Historian
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Author : Ray B. Browne
language : en
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres
Release Date : 2013-02
The Detective As Historian written by Ray B. Browne and has been published by University of Wisconsin Pres this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02 with Literary Criticism categories.
Readers of detective stories are turning more toward historical crime fiction to learn both what everyday life was like in past societies and how society coped with those who broke the laws and restrictions of the times. The crime fiction treated here ranges from ancient Egypt through classical Greece and Rome; from medieval and renaissance China and Europe through nineteenth-century England and America. Topics include: Ellis Peter’s Brother Cadfael; Umberto Eco’s Name of the Rose; Susanna Gregory’s Doctor Matthew Bartholomew; Peter Heck’s Mark Twain as detective; Anne Perry and her Victorian-era world; Caleb Carr’s works; and Elizabeth Peter’s Egyptologist-adventurer tales.
Death On The Appian Way
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Author : Kenneth Benton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
Death On The Appian Way written by Kenneth Benton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Fiction categories.
Set in Rome in 63 BC, when corruption, wealth and power were eroding the Republic, this story tells of the bitter feud between Cicero, the great orator, and Clodius, whose political career is based on violence and bribery. It also relates the love affair of Marcus Callius Cicero's pupil, and Clodia, the sister of Clodius.
Contemporary American Crime Fiction
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Author : Hans Bertens
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2001-10-25
Contemporary American Crime Fiction written by Hans Bertens and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-10-25 with Fiction categories.
This highly accessible, lively and informative study gives a clear and comprehensive overview of recent trends in American crime fiction. Building on a discussion of the immediate predecessors, Bertens and D'haen focus on the work of popular and award-winning authors of the last fifteen years. Particular attention is given to writers who have reworked established conventions and explored new directions, especially women and those from ethnic minorities.
A Gladiator Dies Only Once
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Author : Steven Saylor
language : en
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Release Date : 2010-04-01
A Gladiator Dies Only Once written by Steven Saylor and has been published by Minotaur Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-01 with Fiction categories.
Steven Saylor's Roma Sub Rosa series of novels, set in the late Roman Republic and featuring Gordianus the Finder, has garnered unusual acclaim from readers and reviewers alike, establishing him as one of the pre-eminent historical crime writers. In A Gladiator Dies Only Once, the second collection of his award-winning stories featuring Gordianus, Saylor more than meets his own high standards. Set during period between the events of his novels Roman Blood and Catalina's Riddle, these previously untold adventures range from twisted search for truth behind a threatening blind item in the Acta Diurna ("The Consul's Wife") and a kidnapping and murder during the revolt of Sertorius ("The White Fawn") to the story behind Cicero's discovery of Archimedes's tomb ("Archimedes Tomb") and a perplexing domestic situation in Gordianus's own home ("If a Cyclops Could Vanish in a Glimpse of an Eye.") These tales from the early career of Gordianus - when his adopted son Eco was still a mute boy and his wife Bethesda was but his slave - will delight Saylor's many fans while illuminating the details of the ancient world like no other writer can.
Catilina S Riddle
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Author : Steven Saylor
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-03-24
Catilina S Riddle written by Steven Saylor and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-24 with Fiction categories.
The year is 63BC, and Gordianus the Finder unexpectedly achieves the dream of every Roman - a farm in the Etruscan countryside. Vowinig to leave behind the corruption and intrigue of Rome, he abandons the city, taking his family with him. Gordianus' longtime patron, Cicero, has also achieved the dram of his lifetime - a much coveted consulship, Rome's highest elected office. Urgently, he requests a favour of Gordianus: his help in keeping watch on a radical populist senator, Catilina, suspected of conspiring against the state. Against his will, Gordianus finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into a web of deceit, intrigute and murder.
The House Of The Vestals
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Author : Steven Saylor
language : en
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Release Date : 1997-06-15
The House Of The Vestals written by Steven Saylor and has been published by Minotaur Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-06-15 with Fiction categories.
It is Ancient Rome, and Gordianus the Finder has a knack for finding trouble. Stalking about the city's twisting trails looking for clues and finding bodies, Gordianus has had his share of misadventure with nobles and slaves alike. Known to many as the one man in the ancient world who can both keep a secret and uncover one, Gordianus has stories to tell.
Arms Of Nemesis
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Author : Steven Saylor
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-03-24
Arms Of Nemesis written by Steven Saylor and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-24 with Fiction categories.
South of Rome on the Gulf of Puteoli stands the splendid villa of Marcus Crassus, Rome's wealthiest citizen. When the estate overseer is murdered, Crasus concludes that the deed was done by two missing slaves, who have probably run off to join the Spartacus Slave Revolt. Unless they are found within five days, Crassus vows to massacre his remaining ninety-nine slaves. To Gordianus the Finder falls the fateful task of resolving this riddle from Hades. In a house filled with secrets, the truth is slow to emerge and Gordianus realizes that the labyrinthine path he has chosen just may lead to his own destruction.
Roman Blood
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Author : Steven Saylor
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2011-03-24
Roman Blood written by Steven Saylor and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-24 with Fiction categories.
A thrilling puzzle from the ancient world with real historical characters and based on a case in Cicero's Orations - Roman Blood is a perfect blend of mystery and history by a brilliant storyteller. On an unseasonably warm spring morning in 80BC, Gordianus the Finder is summoned to the house of Cicero, a young advocate and orator preparing his first important case. His client is Umbrian landowner, Sextus Roscius, accused of the unforgivable: the murder of his own father. Gordianus agrees to investigate the crime - in a society fire with deceit, betrayl and conspiracy, where neither citizen nor slave can be trusted to speak the truth. But even Gordianus is not prepared for the spectacularly dangerous fireworks that attend the resolution of this ugly, delicate case...