5/28/2023 0 Comments Roman blood saylorMore historical fiction than a detective novel, this sequel runs the gamut of Athenian social customs, myth, politics, and economicsand#151 from the trials of virgin love to the dangers of silver lust. Stephanos and his teacher return in Aristotle and Poetic Justice, when a party given by wealthy Athenian silver miners leads to kidnapping, a ghost, a road trip to Delphi, and, of course, murder. In the unseasonable heat of a spring morning in 80 B.C. Roman Blood (Gordianus the Finder 1) (Roma Sub Rosa) Paperback 7 April 2011 by Steven Saylor (Author) 463 ratings Book 1 of 12: The Roma Sub Rosa See all formats and editions Kindle Edition £2.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover £269.00 2 Used from £31.96 1 New from £269.00 Paperback £7.80 14 Used from £0. Replete with suspense, historical detail, and humor, and complemented by an ever-growing cast of characters and vivid descriptions of the ancient world, Doodyand#8217 s mysteries are as much lively takes on the figures and forms of the classics as they are classic whodunits in their own right. With her Aristotle Detective novels, Margaret Doody brings a Holmesian hero to the bloodied streets of ancient Greece, trading the pipe and deerstalker of Sherlock for the woolen chiton and sandals of Aristotle. But in the skilled hands of Margaret Doody, the pairing could not be more logical. Murder and mayhem may seem like unreasonable company for Aristotle, one of the founding minds of Western philosophy.
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