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Classical Whodunnits: Murder and Mystery from Ancient Greece and Rome
Classical Whodunnits Murder and Mystery from Ancient Greece and Rome Author:Mike Ashley (Editor) In the golden days of ancient Greece and Rome, amidst the splendid art and architecture, the philosophy and politics--there was always a full measure of intrigue, mystery and murder. — In this new collection twenty-two writers take up their pens to give an enthralling picture of classical crime. Favourite historical detectives Gordianus the Finde... more »r, Decius Metellus and Sister Fidelma rub shoulders with eminent temporary sleuths such as Socrates and that honourable man Brutus, whilst other great names--Augustus, Archimedes, and even the spoilt and beautiful goddess of love, Aphrodite herself--also become enmeshed in terrible and ingenious crimes.
From the Table of Contents:
Preface: A Murder, Now and Then..., Steven Saylor
Aphrodites Trojan Horse, Amy Myers
Investigating the Silvius Boys, Lindsey Davis
The Gateway to Death, Br?ni James
Death of the King, Theodore Mathieson
The Favour of a Tyrant, Keith Taylor
The White Fawn, Steven Saylor
The Statuette of Rhodes, John Maddox Roberts
The Things that are Caesars, Edward D. Hoch
Murderer, Farewell, Ron Burns
A Pomegranate for Pluto, Claire Griffen
The Gardens of Tantalus, Brian Stableford
A Green Boy, Anthony Price
Mosaic, Rosemary Aitken
The Brother in the Tree, Keith Heller
The Asss Head, Phyllis Ann Karr
The Nest of Evil, Wallace Nichols
In This Sign, Conquer, Nina-Gail Anderson & Simon Clark