Spqr V: Saturnalia

Spqr V: Saturnalia - Paperback

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Spqr V: Saturnalia - Paperback

Spqr V: Saturnalia - Paperback

by John Maddox Roberts
$22.00
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Book Overview

by John Maddox Roberts (Author)

Every culture has its wild entertainment, but the Roman Saturnalia is looked upon as the granddaddy of them all.

Roberts's vivid fictional account of the annual event takes place in first century Rome is a historically correct picture of excess, with the city's ordinary life shut down, all rules and most laws inoperative, and even slaves permitted to celebrate without restraint. At the same time, the noted family of Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger have reluctantly summoned the young playboy, banished to the island of Rhodes for his wild ways, to seek his help in solving a crime that touches them directly and dangerously.

They need him to use his investigative talents to look into the poison death of a politically powerful relative and the suspicion that it is the man's wife who administered the dose. Decius, convinced she is innocent (of this murder, at any rate) looks further for the killer---a quest that leads him to a secret, banned cult of witchcraft being practiced by highborn Romans of both sexes. With the witches at his heels, Decius plunges into the maelstrom of Rome at the height of Saturnalia, and barely escapes with his life.

Author Biography

John Maddox Roberts is the author of several works of science fiction and some modern mysteries. There are eight books already published in hardcover in the series featuring the Roman Decius Metellus, and they are being reissued in this paperback format. The author and his wife have recently moved from Virginia to a home in New Mexico.

Number of Pages: 288
Dimensions: 0.8 x 8.5 x 5.4 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: October 02, 2003
ISBN9780312320188
Author John Maddox Roberts
PublisherSt. Martin's Griffin
GenreLiterature
FormatPaperback
PublishedOctober 2003
LanguageENG- English
Pages288
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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