Twenty tales of intrigue, murder and mayhem from this most bloodthirsty and exciting of times.
With dramatic settings ranging form the Eternal City of Rome to the most remote outposts of her Empire, here are new tales form the masters of the historical detective story, with classic gems and rare reprints - plus a special introduction, and a new Gordianus the Finder novella from Steven Saylor.
A Gladiator Dies Only Once, Steven Saylor: set just before the rebellion of Spartacus, Gordianus is sent to investigate, not a murder but a resurrection.
Heads You Lose, Simon Scarrow: someone is beheading soldiers during the siege of Jerusalem, but could the assassin be within the Roman camp?
Never Forget, Tom HOlt: having defeated Hannibal, Scipio Africanus has a murder to solve and consults a wily Greek philosopher to help him.
The Hostage to Fortune, Michael Jecks: during Caesar's invasion of Britain, the murder of one of the hostages causes a real problem for the guards.
The Finger of Aphrodite, Mary Reed and Eric Mayer: with Rome under siege by the Ostrogoths, John the Eunuch is faced with a locked room murder.
Edited by Edgar Award winner Mike Ashley
THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF ROMAN WHODUNNITS
**Contents**
Copyright and Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Long Reach of Rome by Steven Saylor
Never Forget by Tom Holt
A Gladiator Dies Only Once by Steven Saylor
The Hostage to Fortune by Michael Jecks
De Crimine by Miriam Allen deFord
The Will by John Maddox Roberts
Honey Moon by Marilyn Todd
Damnum Fatale by Philip Boast
Heads You Lose by Simon Scarrow
Great Caesar's Ghost by Michael Kurland
The Cleopatra Game by Jane Finnis
Bread and Circuses by Caroline Lawrence
The Missing Centurion by Anonymous
Some Unpublished Correspondence of the Younger Pliny by Darrell Schweitzer
A Golden Opportunity by Jean Davidson
Caveat Emptor by Rosemary Rowe
Sunshine and Shadow by R. H. Stewart
The Case of His Own Abduction by Wallace Nichols
The Malice of the Anicii by Gillian Bradshaw
The Finger of Aphrodite by Mary Reed and Eric Mayer
The Lost Eagle by Peter Tremayne
About the Author
Mike Ashley is author and editor of many Mammoth titles including crime-fiction collections such as the Mammoth Book of Locked Room Mysteries, the Mammoth Book of Ancient Egyptian Whodunnits and the Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits.