![]() ![]() The Boston Globe on A Murder on the Appian Way A compulsively entertaining whodunnit. Saylor has aquired the information of a historian but he enjoys the gifts of a born novelist. Louis Post-Dispatch on Arms of Nemesis Gordinaus has wisdom and prudence Saylor has intelligence, wit, and insight. Review Quotes Saylor impeccably recreates life in Imperial Rome.and intriguing mix of historical accuracy and tense drama. ![]() ![]() Enmeshed in a world of desperate slaves and duplicitous masters, extravagant feasts and sordid secrets, Gordianus must risk all he loves, including his life, to stop a senseless slaughter-and save the very future of Rome itself. Now Gordianus the Finder has been summoned from Rome by a mysterious client to find out the truth about the murder before the three days are up. In response to the murder, the wealthy, powerful Crassus vows to honor an ancient law and kill his ninety-nine remaining slaves in three days. The murdered man was the overseer of Marcus Crassuss estate, apparently killed by two runaway slaves bent on joining Spartacuss revolt. The only clues are a blood-soaked cloak, and, carved into the stone at the corpses feet, the word Sparta. Book Synopsis The hideously disfigured body was found in the atrium. ![]()
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