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The House of the Vestals
Steven Saylor
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Description for The House of the Vestals
Paperback. Wonderfully entertaining mystery stories set in the world of the acclaimed ROMA SUB ROSA series. It is the Rome of the Late Republic, and Gordianus the Finder has a knack for finding trouble - and dead bodies. Series: Roma Sub Rosa. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: FFH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 137 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 260.
Wonderfully entertaining mystery stories set in the world of the acclaimed ROMA SUB ROSA series. It is the Rome of the Late Republic, and Gordianus the Finder has a knack for finding trouble - and dead bodies. Known to many as the one man in the ancient world who can both keep a secret and uncover one, Gordianus lays bare some of his most intriguing adventures in this new volume in Steven Saylor's highly acclaimed mystery series. In 'Little Caesar and the Pirates', Gordianus must act as a go-between for kidnappers, but he begins to wonder who is really being ... Read more
Wonderfully entertaining mystery stories set in the world of the acclaimed ROMA SUB ROSA series. It is the Rome of the Late Republic, and Gordianus the Finder has a knack for finding trouble - and dead bodies. Known to many as the one man in the ancient world who can both keep a secret and uncover one, Gordianus lays bare some of his most intriguing adventures in this new volume in Steven Saylor's highly acclaimed mystery series. In 'Little Caesar and the Pirates', Gordianus must act as a go-between for kidnappers, but he begins to wonder who is really being ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Series
Roma Sub Rosa
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845292492
SKU
V9781845292492
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
About Steven Saylor
Seven Saylor's fascination with Ancient Rome began in childhood. A history graduate and former newspaper and magazine editor, he has now completed numerous novels featuring Gordianus the Finder. He lives in Berkeley, California.
Reviews for The House of the Vestals
Saylor's scholarship is breathtaking, his writing enthrals. Engrossing... Simmering with eroticism... An absorbing brew of Rome's decay. (The Venus Throw)
Publishers Weekly
How wonderful, to have a scholar write about ancient Rome; how comforting, to feel instant confidence in the historical accuracy of a novel. (The Appian Way)
Sunday Times
Publishers Weekly
How wonderful, to have a scholar write about ancient Rome; how comforting, to feel instant confidence in the historical accuracy of a novel. (The Appian Way)
Sunday Times