The Chariots of Calyx: Transport yourself to Roman Britain in this gripping mystery (Libertus Mysteries Series) - Softcover

Rowe, Rosemary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0747265194 ISBN 13: 9780747265191

Verlag: Headline, 2002

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Book by Rowe Rosemary

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Críticas

'Well-researched and eminently readable...Readers can enjoy the plot and soak up facts about Roman life and language' South Wales Argus (South Wales Argus)

'The Libertus novels are now on a par with Lindsey Davis' Falco series and are among the best of the British historical detectives. The characters are well formed and the plots leave you guessing while giving you enough hints and clues to grip your attention' Gloucestershire Life (Gloucestershire Life)

'Rowe, a distinguished academic, excels at drawing the reader into second-century Roman Britain, effortlessly inserting historical context as well as clues. Her sympathetic hero will engage mystery fans and readers of the classics alike' Publishers Weekly (Publishers Weekly)

'This exciting and adventurous historical...will appeal to Stephen Saylor fans' Library Journal (Library Journal)

Reseña del editor

Libertus, freedman and pavement-maker, finds himself in Londinium at the invitation of the Roman Governor when news arrives of the brutal murder of Caius Monnius, the chief corn-officer. Libertus is asked to investigate but his enquiries lead him in disparate directions. Who is the guilty one? The keeper of the granaries? The sinister Calyx and Glaucus, managers of the best chariot-racing team? Or Fortunatus, the handsome charioteer whose relations with the dead man's wife were reputed to be less than honourable? Not until Libertus finds a second corpse does he begin to understand what lies behind the corruption surrounding the interests of Monnius and the chariots of Calyx.

Über diese Auflage

• Verlag: Headline
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0747265194
• ISBN 13: 9780747265191
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 288