Spqr I - (Spqr Roman Mysteries) by John Roberts (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Blackmail, corruption, treachery, murder--the glory that was Rome.</b> <p/>In this Edgar Award-nominated mystery, John Maddox Roberts takes readers back to a Rome filled with violence and evil. Vicious gangs ruled the streets of Crassus and Pompey, routinely preying on plebeian and patrician alike, so the garroting of a lowly ex-slaved and the disembowelment of a foreign merchant in the dangerous Subura district seemed of little consequence to the Roman hierarchy. But Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger--highborn commander of the local <i>vigiles</i>--was determined to investigate. Despite official apathy, brazen bribes, and sinister threates, Decius uncovers a world of corruption at the highest levels of his government that threatens to destroy him and the government he serves.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"This literate mystery introduces the newest in an ever-expanding genre of quirky dicks: Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger, a high-born bad boy, but patriotic head of a civil detective force in ancient Rome." --<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>John Maddox Roberts</b> has written numerous works of science fiction and fantasy, in addition to his successful historical SPQR mystery series. <i>SPQR XIII: The Year of Confusion</i> was published in 2010. He lives in New Mexico with his wife.</p>
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