In Rome, in 50 BC, Gordianus the Finder, who has a reputation for solving murders, is hired to investigate a murder. He must follow a trail of intrigue into the highest circles of political power and the city's secret arena of debauchery. Genre : Fiction.History Formats : EPUB
The venus throw: a mystery of ancient rome
โ Scribed by Steven Saylor
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Year
- 1995;2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 243 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
On a chill January evening in 56 B.C. , two strange visitors to Rome--an Egyptian ambassador and a eunuch priest--seek out Gordianus the Finder whose specialty is solving murders. But the ambassador, a philosopher named Dio, has come to ask for something Gordianus cannot give--help in staying alive. Before the night is out, he will be murdered.
Now Gordianus begins his most dangerous case. Hired to investigate Dio's death by a beautiful woman with a scandalous reputation, he will follow a trail of political intrigue into the highest circles of power and the city's most hidden arenas of debauchery. There Gordianus will learn nothing is as it seems--not the damning evidence he uncovers, not the suspect he sends to trial, not even the real truth behind Dio's death which lies in secrets--not of state, but of the heart.
โฆ Subjects
Mystery
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