Deputed by crime boss Sempronius Eutacticus to investigate the murder of one of his 'colleagues', Corvinus finds himself mixing with the soured cream of Brundisium's criminal Γ©lite.
Dead Men's Sandals (Marcus Corvinus Book 21)
β Scribed by David Wishart
- Book ID
- 111563644
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 129 KB
- Series
- Marcus Corvinus #21
- Category
- Fiction
- ASIN
- B086H57X3G
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
βAh, Corvinus.β Eutacticus was beaming. Bad sign; bad, bad sign. βGlad you could make it. Sit down, boy. You had a good summer?β
Oh, shit; small talk. With Eutacticus you never, ever got small talk. Forget bad; in terms of signs we were into fully-fledged omen territory here.
βIt was interesting, yeah,β I said. βWe were away most of the time. Weβve just got back, in fact.β
βExcellent! So you wonβt have unpacked yet?β
βAh...no, as it happens. Weβre planning to go down to Castrimoenium to see our adopted daughter and her family. Theyβreββ
βWere planning.β
I blinked. βCome again?β
βYou heard.β The smile broadened even more, revealing an incisor. βWere planning. Past tense. You owe me and Iβm calling in the favour. Youβre going to Brundisium.β
βWhat?β
βA little job I want you to do for me.β
Genre: Fiction > Mystery/Thriller
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