Last Seen in Massilia - Couverture rigide

Saylor, Steven

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1841191663 ISBN 13 : 9781841191669

Editeur : Constable, 2000

Synopsis

As civil war between Caesar and Pompey engulfs the Roman world, Gordianus the Finder receives a message informing him of the death of his son. While searching for the cause of his death he witnesses the fall of a young woman from a precipice and the plot begins to thicken.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

As civil war between Caesar and Pompey engulfs the Roman world, Gordianus the Finder receives an anonymous message informing him of the death of his son Meto who has been acting as a double agent for Caesar. The search for Meto's fate brings Gordianus to the besieged seaport of Massilia, which is stubbornly holding out against Caesar's troops. As famine and slaughter threaten the blockaded city, Gordianus is drawn into the intrigues of exiled Romans and duplicitous Massilians. His only friend in the city, Hieronymous, has been made the doomed scapegoat elected by city officials to bear the sins of the populace and save them all from annihilation. Meanwhile, Gordianus is constantly frustrated in his efforts to find out what happened to his son - and when he witnesses the fall of a young woman from a precipice outside the city called the Sacrifice Rock, then the plot begins to thicken...

Revue de presse

Remarkable.. a stirring blend of history and mystery, well seasoned with conspiracy, passion and intrigue--Publishers Weekly

Will delight readers in virtually every page.... Saylor has acquired the information of a historian but he enjoys the gifts of a born novelist --Boston Globe

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Constable
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1841191663
• ISBN 13: 9781841191669
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Isacco srl; http://www.isacco.it; ; Via L. Pirandello, 3; Telgate; 24060; Italie