- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press; First Edition edition (27 Mar 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 159058399X
- ISBN-13: 978-1590583999
- Product Dimensions: 21.9 x 17.3 x 2.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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When a wounded farmer dies at their inn, twins Aurelia Marcella and her brother Lucius head for the coast to return the man's body to his family and to investigate a shipwreck bearing cargo that may have been stolen by outlaw sea raiders who are suspected of killing the farmer, only to find themselves caught in the middle of an escalating feud betw
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Third Book in the Aurelia Marcella Series,
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This review is from: Buried Too Deep: An Aurelia Marcella Mystery (Hardcover)
The author Jane Finnis was born in Britain, in what she describes in her own words as "God's Own Country, Yorkshire." As I too am from Yorkshire it is not a statement I am about to argue with. She studied history at London University and then stayed on in the capital and worked for some years as a freelance broadcaster for the BBC. She is now settled back in Yorkshire, close to the coast. She has always had a love of the Roman era and when she finally found time to do some writing, it seemed to be the obvious period in which to set her books.
98 AD and Aurelia Marcella is a happy lady, but not for long. The inn that she runs on the road to York with her twin brother Lucius is doing very well. Aurelia has had a trying time over the last few months and craves a little peace and quiet but twin brother Lucius attracts trouble like the inn's wine dregs attract the flies. When a local farmer is brought to the inn in a wagon with a sword wound and seeking the help of a local Greek doctor, Aurelia smells trouble. When the poor farmer dies the twins head to the coast to return his body to his relatives and also to check out a shipwreck that was bearing a valuable cargo. It is thought that the sea raiders who stole the cargo, also fatally wounded the farmer. Unlike the native Britain's in the south of the country who have become Romanised and taken up the ways of the empire, the Britain's in the north have no such liking for the colonists, or their ways and claim that the colonists are taking the best land. The killing of the farmer does nothing but fuel the flames of the local plotting and rebellion against Rome and Aurelia and Lucius find themselves slap bang in the middle of it all . . .
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5.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews) 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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great ancient world whodunit,
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Buried Too Deep: An Aurelia Marcella Mystery (Hardcover)
In 98 AD Britannia, twins Aurelia and Lucius Marcella own and operate the Oak Tree Mansio nicely situated on the road that links the coast and Ebvracvm (York). With hostilities abated, business at the inn is booming as travelers make the trek.
A wagon arrives carrying a farmer severely injured by a sword; he needs immediate medical attention or he will die; he tells the Marcellas that sea raiders attacked him while they plundered the cargo of a shipwreck. By the time the Greek physician arrived, the man is dead. Feeling obligated, the siblings take the deceased back to his family near the coast. They also investigate the shipwreck and soon learn the locals are in revolt as outsiders mostly from Gaul have settled on the best land claiming the natives deserve nothing for plotting against Rome. The third novel Marcella historical mystery (see BITTER CHILL circa 95 AD and GET OUT OR DIE circa 91 AD) is a terrific entry in an exciting series. Aurelia thinks she committed a kunahaura when she realizes things are looking good as business is booming until she states just that before the farmer dies. She and Lucius quickly realize when they reach the Gabreantovicium Sinvs (the coastal bay to their east) that the locals and the Gaul settlers use terrorist tactics to drive each other out; outsiders are not welcome in their civil war. Jane Finnis provides a great ancient world whodunit as the twins begin to uncover an even more insidious brilliant plot. Harriet Klausner 2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Buried Too Deep ..by Jane Finnis,
By Kathleen Ingram "Historical Mystery Reader" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Buried Too Deep: An Aurelia Marcella Mystery (Hardcover)
By now I feel that Aurelia and her siblings are friends of mine.My motive for reading the first offering, to learn more about life in Roman Britain has been more than fulfilled. Roman citizens and natives alike are portrayed in a fashion that makes them endearing and seem contemporary. Bene Est! Kathleen Ingram |
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