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Book Synopsis Murder Imperial (Ancient Rome Mysteries, Book 1) by : Paul Doherty
Download or read book Murder Imperial (Ancient Rome Mysteries, Book 1) written by Paul Doherty and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the Emperor himself in danger, can spy Claudia uncover the truth? The gripping first novel of political intrigue in Paul Doherty's series set in Ancient Rome, featuring the imperial spy Claudia. Perfect for fans of Lindsey Davis and Steven Saylor. 313AD. Under the rule of Emperor Constantine, Rome finally appears to be emerging from its turbulent past. In order to consolidate his control and under the guidance of his mother Helena, Constantine plans to harness the power of the increasingly influential Christian Church. But his loyalties are brought into question when three courtesans from the Guild of Aphrodite - a guild Constantine himself frequents - are found dead. All three bodies have crosses etched on their forehead and each cheek. Aiming at protecting her son's future, Helena calls upon the service of an 'agente in rebus politcus' - or spy. Claudia is the niece of a tavern-owner and is placed as a wine-server in Constantine's household. But Claudia has secret motives of her own... What readers are saying about Paul Doherty: 'Paul Doherty's books are a joy to read' 'The sounds and smells of the period seem to waft from the pages of [Paul Doherty's] books' 'A great read - I recommend to anyone who loves a good mystery'
Book Synopsis Murder's Immortal Mask (Ancient Roman Mysteries, Book 4) by : Paul Doherty
Download or read book Murder's Immortal Mask (Ancient Roman Mysteries, Book 4) written by Paul Doherty and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Has a notorious murderer returned to the streets of Ancient Rome? In the fourth novel in Paul Doherty's acclaimed Ancient Roman series featuring Claudia, a killer stalks the streets of Rome. Perfect for fans of Lindsey Davis and Steven Saylor. 'An engrossing and informative read' - Publishers Weekly September 314AD, and once more death strikes the sprawling streets of Imperial Rome. When two prostitutes are found murdered - their bodies ripped open and their right eyes gouged out - it is feared a notorious killer, the Nefandus, has returned. Rumoured to be an imperial officer, he once waged bloody murder amongst Rome's prostitutes but vanished before his identity could be discovered. Has he reappeared, or is someone working in his guise? Desperate to retain order, the Empress Helena turns to her most trusted agent, Claudia. Helena commands her to discover the truth behind the Nefandus, before Rome descends further into chaos and confusion. What readers are saying about Paul Doherty: 'Paul Doherty's books are a joy to read' 'The sounds and smells of the period seem to waft from the pages of [Paul Doherty's] books' 'A great read - I recommend to anyone who loves a good mystery'
Book Synopsis The Queen of the Night (Ancient Rome Mysteries, Book 3) by : Paul Doherty
Download or read book The Queen of the Night (Ancient Rome Mysteries, Book 3) written by Paul Doherty and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The slightest mistake could cost her life... In the summer of 314AD, dark figures lurking in the twilight of Roman society are on the prowl, and Rome is shocked by a series of gruesome murders in Paul Doherty's third novel featuring imperial secret agent Claudia. Perfect for fans of Lindsey Davis and Steven Saylor. 'The master of historical whodunit' - Booklist Rome: August 314AD, and as the sun's insidious heat beats down, murderous forces lurk in the underbelly of the city. The normally cosseted 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, men who served Constantine along the Great Wall in northern Britain 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. Now 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. What readers are saying about Paul Doherty: 'A good example of historical fact and fiction mixed together, the past comes to life in front of your eyes' 'Paul Doherty's books are a joy to read' 'The sounds and smells of the period seem to waft from the pages of [Paul Doherty's] books'
Book Synopsis The Annals of Ancient Rome by : Paul Doherty
Download or read book The Annals of Ancient Rome written by Paul Doherty and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2016-04-07 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under a full moon, three warriors tell their tale of ghosts, mystery and death... The Annals of Ancient Rome features a new, exclusive short story from the master historian, Paul Doherty. Perfect for fans of Lindsey Davis and Steven Saylor. Includes tasters from Paul Doherty's other Roman titles including Murder Imperial, The Song of the Gladiator, The Queen of the Night and Murder's Immortal Mask. Under the full moon, a fire blazes to ward off the evil dead, and the spirits of four old warriors have come to tell their ghost story. It is a tale of battle, of death, and of Carinus the Thracian gladiator and his enemy, the Emperor Domitian, whose souls wander the streets of Rome... both for good and for evil. What readers are saying about Paul Doherty: 'It's short, it's dark, it's gory' 'Five stars' 'Paul Doherty is a synonym for quality and entertainment'
Book Synopsis The Song of the Gladiator (Ancient Rome Mysteries, Book 2) by : Paul Doherty
Download or read book The Song of the Gladiator (Ancient Rome Mysteries, Book 2) written by Paul Doherty and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mass murder is committed in one of the Emperor's own villas - can Claudia hunt down the perpetrator? The Song of the Gladiator is the second dramatic historical novel from Paul Doherty, set in the turbulence of Roman society, to feature imperial secret agent Claudia. Perfect for fans of Lindsey Davis and Steven Saylor. 313AD, and tempers are rising in Rome. The Emperor Constantine and his mother Helena are trying to make sense of the new Christian religion which is spreading through the Empire - but the Christians can't agree among themselves. Scholars are locked in a bitter struggle over whether Christ really was the son of God, and Constantine invites delegates from both sides to debate before him at his villa. Now strange things start to happen. Envoys from both sides are found murdered in a most macabre way. The villa is secretly attacked, and the Holy Sword is stolen. Helena calls on the help of her secret agent Claudia - that shrewd, unobtrusive detective - to untangle the dangerous web of intrigue. As she sets to work, the spy is also facing a crisis in her own life... What readers are saying about Paul Doherty: 'Paul Doherty's books are a joy to read' 'The sounds and smells of the period seem to waft from the pages of [Paul Doherty's] books' 'A great read - I recommend to anyone who loves a good mystery'
Book Synopsis A Murder on the Appian Way by : Steven Saylor
Download or read book A Murder on the Appian Way written by Steven Saylor and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Download or read book Pompeii written by Robert Colton and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-09-01 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History awaits an unsuspecting young man, fleeing the imperial capital and Nero's wrath. Arriving in Pompeii, Marcellus witnesses the funeral of a local man; the course of his life will be altered by this stranger's death. Unable to stop the murder of a mysterious woman named Helen, Marcellus becomes the caretaker of the dead woman's newborn baby. Hiding in plain sight at a brothel, Marcellus is left to decipher Helen's secrets. With the help of his overbearing servant and a seductive oracle, Marcellus must deduce who in Pompeii has blood on their hands. Helen's killer and Marcellus's true identity appear to be his greatest threats. Little does he know what cataclysm the Mighty Jove has designed. If Marcellus can survive the city's disaster, he just might expose a murderer and stay alive.
Download or read book Roman Blood written by Steven Saylor and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-03-24 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thrilling puzzle from the ancient world with real historical characters and based on a case in Cicero's Orations - Roman Blood is a perfect blend of mystery and history by a brilliant storyteller. On an unseasonably warm spring morning in 80BC, Gordianus the Finder is summoned to the house of Cicero, a young advocate and orator preparing his first important case. His client is Umbrian landowner, Sextus Roscius, accused of the unforgivable: the murder of his own father. Gordianus agrees to investigate the crime - in a society fire with deceit, betrayl and conspiracy, where neither citizen nor slave can be trusted to speak the truth. But even Gordianus is not prepared for the spectacularly dangerous fireworks that attend the resolution of this ugly, delicate case...
Download or read book Memento Mori written by Ruth Downie and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eighth gripping novel in the bestselling Medicus series, in which Ruso and Tilla investigate the death of the wife of Ruso's friend in the sacred hot spring of Aquae Sulis. A scandal is threatening to engulf the popular spa town of Aquae Sulis (modern-day Bath). The wife of Ruso's best friend, Valens, has been found dead in the sacred hot spring, stabbed through the heart. Fearing the wrath of the goddess and the ruin of the tourist trade, the temple officials are keen to cover up what's happened. But the dead woman's father is demanding justice, and he's accusing Valens of murder. If Valens turns up to face trial, he will risk execution. If he doesn't, he'll lose his children. Ruso and Tilla do their best to help but it's difficult to get anyone--even Valens himself--to reveal what really happened. Could Ruso's friend really be guilty as charged?
Download or read book The Venus Throw written by Steven Saylor and published by St. Martin's Paperbacks. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Blood of the Caesars by : Stephen Dando-Collins
Download or read book Blood of the Caesars written by Stephen Dando-Collins and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2008-02-01 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Could the killing of Germanicus Julius Caesar—the grandson of Mark Antony, adopted son of the emperor Tiberius, father of Caligula, and grandfather of Nero—while the Roman Empire was still in its infancy have been the root cause of the empire's collapse more than four centuries later? This brilliant investigation of Germanicus Caesar’s death and its aftermath is both a compelling history and first-class murder mystery with a plot twist Agatha Christie would envy.
Book Synopsis The Assassination of Julius Caesar by : Michael Parenti
Download or read book The Assassination of Julius Caesar written by Michael Parenti and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2004-09-03 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A provocative history” of intrigue and class struggle in Ancient Rome—“an important alternative to the usual views of Caesar and the Roman Empire” (Publishers Weekly). Most historians, both ancient and modern, have viewed the Late Republic of Rome through the eyes of its rich nobility—the 1 percent of the population who controlled 99 percent of the empire’s wealth. In The Assassination of Julius Caesar, Michael Parenti recounts this period, spanning the years 100 to 33 BC, from the perspective of the Roman people. In doing so, he presents a provocative, trenchantly researched narrative of popular resistance against a powerful elite. As Parenti carefully weighs the evidence concerning the murder of Caesar, he adds essential context to the crime with fascinating details about Roman society as a whole. In these pages, we find reflections on the democratic struggle waged by Roman commoners, religious augury as an instrument of social control, the patriarchal oppression of women, and the political use of homophobic attacks. The Assassination of Julius Caesar offers a whole new perspective on an era thought to be well-known. “A highly accessible and entertaining addition to history.” —Book Marks
Book Synopsis The Riddle of a Murdered Slave by : Thierry Bontoux
Download or read book The Riddle of a Murdered Slave written by Thierry Bontoux and published by . This book was released on 2020-12 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thriller set in the 1st century Rome. For those who love ancient history, murder mysteries, and unexpected endings. "In 69 A.D., the Empire has had four Caesars, war ravages Judea, and famine threatens Rome, where the newly crowned Emperor Vespasian settles his power. Gnaeus Pontus flees the legion and returns to Italy in an attempt to be forgotten from the rest of the army, at least as long as it will take to justify his newly acquired fortune. But Rome is not the place where one can disappear and fortunes can be hidden."
Download or read book Domina written by Paul Doherty and published by Headline. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Agrippina - mother of Nero, wife of Claudius - has no choice but to fight with her wits to stay alive. Emerging victorious in the secretive plot to end the reign of Tiberius, she also proves to be a formidable opponent to her insane and cruel brother, Caligula. But as she rises to power as the wife of Claudius, her one weakness becomes apparent: her ambitious love for her son, Nero. In the treacherous arena of Ancient Rome, Agrippina knows that each player must fight to survive - or die. And be prepared to sacrifice anything or anyone...
Download or read book The Ides of June written by Rosemary Rowe and published by Severn House. This book was released on 2016-01-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An astonishing new order has usurped power in Rome, and Libertus's wealthy patron now finds himself powerless and under threat. Charged with escorting Marcus's young family to a place of safety, Libertus finds his task beset with problems as he uncovers a grisly secret and an ancient crime - with ramifications stretching to the present day.
Book Synopsis SPQR XI: Under Vesuvius by : John Maddox Roberts
Download or read book SPQR XI: Under Vesuvius written by John Maddox Roberts and published by Minotaur Books. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In SPQR XI: Under Vesuvius, things are going well for Decius Caecilius Metellus. He is Praetor Peregrinus, which means he has to judge a case or two, but those cases are outside of the City. His cases will be those dealing with foreigners, and all of Italy is his province. His first stop is Campania, "Italy's most popular resort district." Decius and his wife, Julia, are happy for a change of scenery. But the good times end when, in a town near Vesuvius, a priest's daughter is murdered. Decius must find her killer and keep the mob off a young boy who everyone blames but he believes to be innocent. Decius may have acquired more prestige, but he's also acquired more trouble. With his SPQR novels, John Maddox Roberts has written a satisfying and entertaining historical mystery series. The stakes just keep getting higher in this latest atmospheric puzzle.
Download or read book Crimina written by Kai Brodersen and published by Verlag Antike. This book was released on 2009 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eine erste Begegnung mit der Antike erfolgt fur viele Zeitgenossen nicht in einer Begegnung mit antiken Texten oder Resten, sondern mit modernen Kriminalromanen. Wie arbeiten ihre Autorinnen und Autoren? Was reizt Historiker an Antikenkrimis? Welche Gattungen und welche Traditionen gibt es? Und wie werden diese Traditionen in Literatur, Comic und Fantasy aufgenommen? Der von dem Erfurter Universitatsprasidenten Kai Brodersen herausgegebene Band vereinigt ein Dutzend Originalbeitrage: Texte und Reflexionen der bekannten Krimi-Autoren Malachy Hyde (Karola Hagemann und Ilka Stitz) und Hans Dieter Stover sowie Studien von Stefan Cramme, Dagmar Dappert, Jorg Fundling, Annette Korthaus, Thomas Kramer, Nick Lowe, Maria Rutenfranz, Markus Schroder und Wolfgang Will.
