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SPQR I: the King's Gambit : A Mystery by John Maddox Roberts (2001, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSt. Martin's Press

ISBN-100312277059

ISBN-139780312277055

eBay Product ID (ePID)1798246

Product Key Features

Book TitleSpqr I: the King's Gambit : a Mystery

Number of Pages288 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMystery & Detective / Historical, Historical

Publication Year2001

FeaturesRevised

GenreFiction

AuthorJohn Maddox Roberts

Book SeriesThe Spqr Roman Mysteries Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight9.5 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"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." -- Publishers Weekly, 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.

Series Volume Number1

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisBlackmail, corruption, treachery, murder--the glory that was Rome. 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 vigiles --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.

LC Classification NumberPS3568.O23874K56