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Toptitel von John Maddox Roberts

A Point of Law

Broschiertes Buch
Decius Caecilius Metellus is moving up in the world. He's won some money and glory fighting pirates in the Mediterranean and expects a speedy election to the office of praetor. That all changes when a man he's never seen before publicly accuses him of corruption. Decius and his powerful family of Rome's leading politicians scramble to prepare a defense. However, the day of the trial they are greeted with a strange surprise on the steps of the courthouse: the corpse of the man who made the accusation. Now Decius is up against a much more serious charge of murder. It may cost him his chance to run for office, but not if he can help it. Roberts once again masterfully sets Decius and his adventures against the background of this famed and crumbling Republic, enriching his story with historical detail and the immortal personalities of the day.…mehr

 

19,99 €

Spqr III

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When a sacret woman's rite in the ancient city of Rome is infiltrated by a corrupt patrician dressed in female garb, it falls to Senator Decuis Caecilius Metellus the Younger, whose investigative skills have proven indispensable in the past, to unmask the perpetrators. When four brutal slayings follow, Decius enlists the help a notorious and dangerous criminal. Together, they establish a connection between the sacrilege and the murders, and track the offenders from the lowest dregs of society to the prominent elite of the upper class, finding corruption and violence where Decius least expects it.…mehr

 

18,99 €

John Maddox Roberts

John Maddox Roberts, 1947 in Ohio geboren, machte sich zunächst als Autor zahlreicher Science-Fiction-Romane einen Namen. Sein erster historischer Kriminalroman »SPQR« wurde 1991 für den Edgar Allan Poe Award nominiert und war der Beginn einer Serie ausgesprochen erfolgreicher Romane mit dem Helden Decius Caecilius Metellus.