Steven Saylor

The year is 80 BC, and the ditator Sulla rules Rome. The young lawyer Cicero is defending Sextus Roscius, a man accused of murdering his own father. Cicero hires Gordianus the Finder to discover the truth of the matter. We are introduzd to Gordianus' slave, Bethesda, the mute boy Eco, and historical persons such as the plutocrat Marcus Licinius Crassus, the powerful freedman Lucius Cornelius Chrysogonus and Cicero's scribe Marcus Tullius Tiro.

Tem lugar durante a campainha de Craso contra a revolta de escravos de Espartaco no ano 72 a. C.

Se ambienta no ano 63 a. C., e Cícero é cônsul de Roma. Gordiano, que no passado fez trabalhos para Cícero, mudou-se para o campo de Etruria, onde herdou uma fazenda de seu velho amigo aristocrático, Lucio Cláudio.

No ano 56 a. C., Gordiano recebe em sua casa de Roma a visita de seu velho amigo e mestre, Dão, um diplomata que leva uma embaixada em nome dos cidadãos do Egito, que desejam apresentar uma queixa contra seu rei Ptolomeo XII perante o Senado de Roma. Dão teme que o matem os agentes do rei, como aconteceu com outros enviados que o precederam. Gordiano não pode ajudá-lo, pois marcha de viagem. Mas, à volta, descobre que morreu morto. Gordiano recebe a encomenda de aver

This is the fifth in Steven Saylor's "Roma Sub Rosa" series—murder mysteries set in classical Rome just before the fall of the Roman Republic (1st century BCE). Once again, Saylor's sleuth Gordianus the Finder is hired by the rich and infamous of Roman society to solve their pessoal and political troubles. This time the powerful politician Publius Clodius is murdered (53 BCE) on the Appian Way (a major road leading south from Rome), and as riots break out in Rome at the news of his death, t

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Ambientada no ano 49 a. C., quando Júlio César cruza o Rubicón, compreendendo assim a guerra civil na República Romana. Ao mesmo tempo que um dos primos favoritos de Pompeyo foi assassinado, Pompeyo e os outros líderes dos Optimates estão abandonando Roma para reunir forças contra César. Mas Pompeu obriga Gordiano a aceitar o trabalho de resolver o assassinato. Para garantir que Gordiano vai trabalhar com diligência, coge a seu genro e faz com que se uma ao exército de Pompeyo, enquanto o filho adotivo de Gordiano, Metão, secretário de César, faz parte do outro exército, o que se aproxima de Roma.

Austin, Texas, in 1885 is a place of dust and dreams, quick riches, and wild desires. But "the Servant girl Annihilators" are also making it a city of fear. The first victim, a mulatto housekeeper, is torn from her bed and murdered. Six more women will die, including pretty blond Eula Phillips, who is bank clerk's Will Porter's lover. Over a decade later, living in New York as O. Henry, Will cannot escape his memories-or a blackmailer's merciless demands. Then a mysterious letter invites him ba

Ambientada no ano 49 a. C., a guerra civil estalou na República Romana, entre Júlio César e Pompeu.

Ambientada no ano 48 a. C., a guerra civil entre César e Pompeu continua. Em Roma, a bela e misteriosa adivinha chamada Casandra é envenenada, e morre nos braços de Gordiano no mercado.

Menace stalks the sleepy streets of Amethyst, Texas, in acclaimed mystery writer Steven Saylor's chilling novel of a young woman who goes home for a visit and becomes enmeshed in the search for a missing teenage girl. Menace turns to fear when layers of secrets and mistrust are peeled back to reveal a darkness deeper and more terrifying than anything the young visitor could ever have imagined. Duty and love of her wheelchair-bound grandmother compel Rue Dunwitty to travel from her new home in S

In 48 B.C. the Roman generals Caesar and Pompey are engaged in a battle to rule the world. Now, as Pompey plots a reckless stand on the banks of the Nile, Gordianus the Finder—who has brought his dying wife Bethesda to the Nile seeking a cure from its sacred waters—finds himself suddenly at the heart of a séries of treacherous and history-altering events. While Caesar and Cleópatra embark on a legendary romance, Egypt remains ravaged by the brutal contest between the Queen and her brother Kin

A morte chega a Roma reúne nove relatos, apresentados em ordem cronológica, que narram novos e encantadores casos do conhecido detetive Gordiano o Sabueso durante os anos iniciais de sua carreira profissional. Mais precisamente, passam entre 77 e 63 a.c., os últimos anos da República Romana.

She grew closer to Dorso, who treated her always with deference and respect. Pennatus, as Dorso's friend, was often present in their company, but he knew better than to treat her with too much familiarity. He hid his pain and confussion by making wry comments and bitter jokes, and none noticed that his behavior was any different than before. People did notice a change in Pinaria, and commented on it. Men Streetd her the melancholy Vestal, but they thought her suffering was for their sake and they honored her sadness as a sign of her piety.

The Roman civil war has come to its conclusion – Pompey is dead, Egypt is firmly under the control of Cleópatra (with the help of Rome’s legions), and for the first time in many years Julius Caesar has returned to Rome itself. Appointed by the Senate as Dictator, the city abounds with rumors asserting that Caesar wishes to be made King – the first such that Rome has had in centuries. And that not all of his opposition has been crushed.

It is the sequel to Roma, and follows the lives of five generations of the Pinarius family from the reign of the first Roman emperor, Augustus, to the height of Rome's empire under Hadrian.

Join Gordianus as he travels to the fabled cities of Greece and Asia Minor, then to Babylon and Egypt. Witness the Olympic Games, take part in exotic festivals, and marvel at the most spectacular constructions ever devised by mankind—encountering murder, witchcraft, and ghostly hauntings along the way.

Fica no ano 88 a. C. O jovem Gordiano vive em Alexandria com sua escrava Bethesda. Quando Bethesda desaparece, descobre que foi sequestrada por bandidos, e deve empreender uma perigosa viagem pelo delta do Nilo.

Ano 88 antes de Cristo, o mundo antigo está em guerra. No oeste, os estados italianos se rebelam contra Roma; no leste, Mitrídates tenta conquistar as províncias asiáticas.

A morte chega a Roma reúne nove relatos, apresentados em ordem cronológica, que narram novos e encantadores casos do conhecido detetive Gordiano o Sabueso durante os anos iniciais de sua carreira profissional. Mais precisamente, passam entre 77 e 63 a.c., os últimos anos da República Romana.

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