| The Mammoth Book of Roman Whodunnits |
 enlarge | Authors: Mike Ashley, Steven Saylor
Publisher: Robinson Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: £6.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 338510
Media: Paperback
Pages: 512
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 1.5
ISBN: 1841196851
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9781841196855
ASIN: 1841196851
Publication Date: September 12, 2003
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Customer Reviews:
A veritable banquet of mysteries October 7, 2003
28 out of 29 found this review helpful
Anyone who loves Roman 'history mysteries' cannot fail to relish this new collection, gathered together by the ever-dependable Mike Ashley. The stories span the whole extent of Roman history from the Republican period to the Byzantine world and beyond. A major selling point will be the latest short story featuring Steven Saylor's sleuth, Gordianus the Finder but plenty of other old favourites turn up. Rosemary Rowe's Libertus the Freedman gets involved in an assault case; Peter Tremayne's Sister Fidelma is set on the trial of the lost Eagle of the Ninth Legion. In fact all the main 'players' of the Roman Whodunnit pantheon are featured, with the notable absences of Lindsey Davis' Marcus Didius Falco and David Wishart's Marcus Valerius Corvinus.
The standard of each story is generally good, admirably illustrating the dual pleasures of reading into this genre: compelling msyteries spiced up with a strong historical ambience.
An unexpected delight is Gillian Bradshaw's entry in which fourth-century historian Ammianus Marcellinus turns detective on the trail of the vicious Anicii family.
Hopefully it won't be too long before Mike Ashley assembles another collection. This one certainly relieved many a dreary tube journey.
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