A Murder on the Appian Way - Couverture rigide

Saylor, Steven

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1854879723 ISBN 13 : 9781854879721

Editeur : Constable, 1997

Synopsis

Gordianus the Finder - the large, eccentric, philosophical investigator - is charged by Pompey the Great with discovering what really happened to the high-born populist politician Publius Clodius whose sinister disappearance has set Rome aflame with riots and arson.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

52 BC, and Rome is in turmoil. Rival gangs prowl the streets as Publius Clodius, a high-born populist politician, and his arch-enemy Titus Milo fight to control the consular elections. But when Clodius is murdered on the famed Appian Way and Milo is accused of the crime, the city explodes with riots and arson. As accusations and rumours fly, Gordianus is charged by Pompey the Great with discovering what really happened on the Appian Way that dark January night. Was it murder? And if so, should the perpetrator be condemned as a villain - or hailed as the saviour of the Roman Republic? For on the truth of that hangs the fate of Titus Milo . . . Praise for Steven Saylor: 'Saylor evokes the ancient world more convincingly than any other writer of his generation.'Sunday Times 'Saylor's scholarship is breathtaking and his writing enthrals.'Ruth Rendell 'With the scalpel-like deftness of a Hollywood director, Saylor puts his finger on the very essence of Roman history.'Times Literary Supplement 'A full-blooded and action-packed work of fiction, cleverly built around a solid historical framework . . . it is an enthralling page-turner.'Daily Express

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

The remarkably vivid and finely etched historical background at once roots the characters firmly in their time and brings them alive for our own --Kirkus Reviews

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Constable
• Date d'édition: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1854879723
• ISBN 13: 9781854879721
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Isacco srl; http://www.isacco.it; ; Via L. Pirandello, 3; Telgate; 24060; Italie