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Roman Games

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by Bruce Macbain
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A crime novel set in Ancient Rome. A city under the thrall of a tyrant, where deceit and death walk hand-in-hand.
DECEIT, TYRANNY, DEATH.
Games the Romans play best.
Sextus Ingentius Verpa, imperial senator, notorious informer and scheming minion of the despotic Emperor Domitian, has been butchered in the night.
The Emperor has decreed that punishment will be swift and has commissioned Gaius Plinius Secundus – better known as Pliny the Younger – to investigate. Pliny is no detective, but unless he can find the murderer by the close of the 'Ludi Romani', or Roman Games, all Verpa's slaves – forty men and women – will be burned alive in the arena.
That gives Pliny just fifteen days. Fifteen days that will threaten Pliny's conscience, his life and the stability of Rome itself.

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  • Series

    Roman Games

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  • Release date

    September 1, 2012

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      • ISBN: 9781908800961

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      • ISBN: 9781908800961
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  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 28, 2010
      Pliny the Younger turns sleuth in Macbain's less than successful debut, a whodunit set during the turbulent reign of the Roman emperor Domitian in the first century C.E. The emperor charges Pliny, a senator and acting vice-prefect, with discovering the truth about the murder of Sextus Ingentius Vespa, a senate colleague and informer whose bloody corpse was found in his bedroom. Those who might gain from Vespa's death include his son, Lucius; his concubine, Turpia Scortilla; and Ganymede, a handsome young slave who was no stranger to his master's bed. The stakes are certainly high, since Vespa's slaves face execution for murder if the real culprit isn't caught. Unfortunately, Pliny isn't a natural investigator, and the author's bloodless portrayal of him puts this book a step below the work of a first-rate historical writer like Steven Saylor. Hopefully, Macbain, a professor with a Ph.D. in ancient history, will match his knowledge of the time with better characterizations and pacing in the sequel.

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