The Queen of the Night - Couverture rigide

Doherty, Paul

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0755328795 ISBN 13 : 9780755328796

Editeur : Headline Book Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

Rome is shocked by a series of gruesome murders in this historical crime mystery.Rome: August 314 AD, and as the sun's insidious heat beats down, murderous forces lurk in the underbelly of the city. The world of Rome's rich and powerful is rocked by a series of violent abductions, as children of the elite are kidnapped and held for ransom. Meanwhile, veteran soldiers are being barbarously murdered; the indignities inflicted on their corpses reminiscent of the gruesome practices of the Picts whom they fought so many years ago. The Empress Helena summons her secret agent, Claudia, in a bid to resolve these macabre occurrences. But Claudia has problems of her own. The perfectly preserved corpse of a young Christian woman has been disinterred in her uncle's garden and it falls to her to investigate this mystery too. She must track her way through a murky tangle of politics, religion and murderous violence, ever aware that the slightest mistake could cost her life.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Paul Doherty was born in Middlesbrough. He studied History at Liverpool and Oxford Universities and obtained a doctorate for his thesis on Edward II and Queen Isabella. He is now headmaster of a school in north-east London and lives with his family in Essex.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Headline Book Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0755328795
• ISBN 13: 9780755328796
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible