A Pattern of Blood: A thrilling historical whodunit - Brossura

Rowe, Rosemary

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0747261024 ISBN 13: 9780747261025

Casa editrice: Headline Book Pub Ltd, 2000

Riassunto

Libertus witnesses the stabbing of Quintus Ulpius, a wealthy decurion?but he is not fatally wounded. Libertus is commanded by his wealthy patron Marcus to investigate the attack, but Quintus is soon found dead. When one of his enemies is found with blood stains on his toga, for Marcus the case is closed. But Libertus thinks otherwise.

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Recensione:

'Demonstrates Rowe's pithy command of the Roman sleuth genre... A considerable achievement' The Times

'Solving puzzles and murder mysteries in the second century AD is something the freedman and mosaicist Libertus does well. And this engaging and sympathetic character once again has a date with danger and double dealing... Her gentle yet pacy writing style ensures that the action never flags as Libertus is drawn into a deadly web of intrigue... Her keen eye for detail ensures that the interesting array of characters who populate her novel are totally credible as are the surroundings in which they find themselves' Western Morning News

THE GERMANICUS MOSAIC:
'Lots of local and historical colour... The story is agreeably written, gets on briskly with its plot, and ends with a highly satisfactory double-take solution'
Gerald Kaufman, Scotsman

'A traditional country-house mystery translated to the Roman world - even featuring the mandatory body in the bibliotheca... Rowe has had the clever idea of making her detective-figure a mosaicist, and, therefore, an expert in puzzles and patterns. Into the bargain, he is a freed Celtic slave, and thus an outsider to the brutalities of the conquerors, and a character with whom the reader can sympathise... There are charming details about innocent life on the fringes of empire' Independent

Descrizione del libro:

The reissue of the second novel in Rosemary Rowe's highly acclaimed Libertus series. 'A cracking tale with a fast-moving plot' CONN IGGULDEN

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• Editore: Headline Book Pub Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0747261024
• ISBN 13: 9780747261025
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 284