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John Maddox Roberts
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The King's Gambit (SPQR I) |
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English |
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Paperback |
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288 |
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2001-08-24 |
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0312277059 |
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St. Martin's Minotaur |
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0.59 pounds |
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5.5 x 8.38 x 0.75 inches |
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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-slave 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--high-born commander of the local vigiles -- was determined to investigate.Despite official apathy, brazen bribes and sinister threats, Decius uncovers a world of corruption at the highest levels of his government that threatens to destroy him and the government he serves.AUTHORBIO: John Maddox Roberts has written numerous works of science fiction and fantasy, in addition to his successful SPQR mystery series. His latest book in the series, SPQR VI: Nobody Loves a Centurion will be published later this year. He lives in New Mexico with his wife. |
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