Karsa Orlong Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 For anyone who likes historical mystery stories, Steven Saylor's 'Roma Sub Rosa' series is about Gordianus the Finder, essentially a private detective in Ancient Rome. I've read three or four of them so far and they are excellent, beautifully written, very atmospheric and evocative of the time and place, with great characters and twisting stories that merge with real historical events. The first book, Roman Blood, was published in 1991, and there are twelve books (so far) in total. And I just noticed that Roman Blood is currently 85p for the Kindle (http://www.amazon.co...f=pd_sim_kinc_2) - an absolute bargain and well worth taking a chance even if you're only vaguely interested More info on the series here: http://www.stevensay...omaSubRosa.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timstar Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Sounds interesting! are they the kind of 'whodunnit' books? or the sort of thriller/detective novels like Elvis Cole etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karsa Orlong Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 Yes, they're 'whodunnit' mysteries, usually involving real characters from history. Think C J Sansom or Rory Clements etc, but set in Ancient Rome. They're actually better than C J Sansom, imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bel-ami Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Yes, I really like this series. Similar to Lyndsey Davis' Falco books, but with less humour and arguably more 'depth'. Well worth the read if you like historical fiction and whodunnits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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