Roman Blood (Gordianus the Finder Book 1)
When the rabble-rouser Clodius is killed on the Appian Way, Rome erupts in flames. His arch-enemy Milo is the obvious suspect A murder in his own garden leads the Finder into a deadly maze of wartime espionage.
A vivid tableau of an ancient city under siege. Once again, murder and intrigue draw Gordianus into the vortex of history. The untold story of the Ides of March. The Throne of Caesar brings the series to a satisfying conclusion! Some stories previously appeared in these anthologies: Cupid, her son, bribed Horus with a rose to keep quiet; thus the rose became the symbol of confidentiality, and a rose hanging over a council table indicated that all present were sworn to secrecy.
Productbeschrijving Productbeschrijving A thrilling puzzle from the ancient world with real historical characters and based on a case in Cicero's Orations - Roman Blood is a perfect blend of mystery and history by a brilliant storyteller.
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Very enjoyable; coming back for more! My first observation is that Saylor writes exquisitely. He is clearly a master of prose and storytelling. Pages turn easily in his work, and the book is hard to put down. The genius of this particular book and the series involving Gordianus the finder is in the juxtaposition of modern concepts of murder mystery, trial and private detective work alongside perhaps the most captivating ancient culture known to man. A murder mystery in ancient Rome could easily suffer from modern bleed, but Saylor weaves in Roman culture and law seamlessly.
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It is at once a suspenseful drama and a history lesson that leaves one doubly fascinated. His other books Roma and Empire are also worth reading. The time period certainly comes alive. Roman Blood is linked to the Robert Harris Cicero series by featuring one of his first famous cases.
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I picked this up at a used book sale after Goodreads had been recommending it based on my reading the Falco series. His environment and knowledge of antiquity and the people is spot on; and I say this as a past student of Latin along with all the Roman history that went with it I give Mr Saylor high marks for making characters that are believable, and behave as we'd expect most mortal humans to react in key situations, yet he never loses the ability to make his characters speak in a distinctly non-modern tongue and syntax.
It moves along at a brisk pace from the first chapter, where right away the author captures reader attention to the crime and the interesting characters who are drawn into the mystery. I absolutely love Gordianus the Finder; who is neither presented as "all knowing", or overly heroic or macho. His demeanor, buffered by Roman custom and life, matches up with any of the great novel detectives.
Gordianus is made of the same, determined stuff, ready to get dirt under the finger nails, yet with the integrity of a square player. It was a fun beach read. I will immediately order Novel 2 in the series.
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