- Paperback: 512 pages
- Publisher: Robinson Publishing; First Edition edition (12 Sep 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1841196851
- ISBN-13: 978-1841196855
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 3.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 189,892 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Mystery and murder from the greatest civilisation in history. The greatest characters from the Roman era march through these pages: Hannibal, Scipio Africanus, Spartacus, Julius Caesar, Cicero, Nero, Vespasian, Cleopatra, Pliny the Younger...So from the famed Julius Caesar to the Fall of Rome, here are 20 stories, firmly founded in fiction, to enthral and enchant. The anthology boasts a collection of new stories and rare reprints, including contributions from Steven Saylor, featuring Gordianus the Finder, Simon Scarrow and a mystery set during the siege of Jerusalem. Plus stories from Tom Holt, Michael Jecks, John Maddox Roberts, Marilyn Todd, Philip Boast, Michael Kurland, Peter Tremayne, Caroline Lawrence and many more.
About the Author
Mike Ashley is author and editor of many Mammoth titles including crime-fiction collections such as the Mammoth Book of Locked Room Mysteries, the Mammoth Book of Ancient Egyptian Whodunnits and the Mammoth Book of Historical Whodunnits.
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A veritable banquet of mysteries,
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This review is from: The Mammoth Book of Roman Whodunnits (Paperback)
Anyone who loves Roman 'history mysteries' cannot fail to relish this new collection, gathered together by the ever-dependable Mike Ashley. The stories span the whole extent of Roman history from the Republican period to the Byzantine world and beyond. A major selling point will be the latest short story featuring Steven Saylor's sleuth, Gordianus the Finder but plenty of other old favourites turn up. Rosemary Rowe's Libertus the Freedman gets involved in an assault case; Peter Tremayne's Sister Fidelma is set on the trial of the lost Eagle of the Ninth Legion. In fact all the main 'players' of the Roman Whodunnit pantheon are featured, with the notable absences of Lindsey Davis' Marcus Didius Falco and David Wishart's Marcus Valerius Corvinus.The standard of each story is generally good, admirably illustrating the dual pleasures of reading into this genre: compelling msyteries spiced up with a strong historical ambience. An unexpected delight is Gillian Bradshaw's entry in which fourth-century historian Ammianus Marcellinus turns detective on the trail of the vicious Anicii family. Hopefully it won't be too long before Mike Ashley assembles another collection. This one certainly relieved many a dreary tube journey.
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4.0 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews) 30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
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SPQR,
By Frank J. Konopka - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Mammoth Book of Ancient Roman Whodunnits (Paperback)
Being an avid fan of Gordianus the Finder and Marcus Didius Falco, buying this book of short stories concerning mysteries set in the Roman world was a "no-brainer". I assumed that this collection, like all collections of stories, would vary in quality from indifferent to excellent. Thankfully, I was wrong, for all of the stories are top-notch examples of mystery writing at its best, including the one supposedly from 1866 or so, which is a good example of older writing. I'm pleased that Gordianus is in this book, but did miss Falco, although I did make the acquaintance of new friends of mystery whose careeers I will follow in other published works by their authors. If you, like me, enjoy mysteries set during Roman times, and can't get enough of them through novel length works, I highly recommend this wonderful collection. You will not be disappointed!
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Some really great stories; some flat stories,
By TammyJo Eckhart "TammyJo Eckhart" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Mammoth Book of Ancient Roman Whodunnits (Paperback)
I love the mysteries from Steven Saylor and Rosemary Rowe so I thought this would be a great collection. They each have a story in this collection. Both are good, Rowe's better than Saylor's. I was also very impressed with Wallace Nichols older story; it made me want to try and find his other work. Caroline Lawrence's children's story was also interesting but I didn't think it did the period justice. In fact, maybe because I study ancient history (and just taught a college level Roman History course in the spring of 2004) I couldn't get over some of the historical problems with several of the stories in this collection. For example Michael Jecks' piece was full of very odd words that just did not fit in the context of his chosen time period and that made it very difficult for me to read. Other stories just didn't have main characters that grapped me. *shrug* Large collections are generall so-so in quality so I guess I should not have been very surprised.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A bit tired,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Mammoth Book of Ancient Roman Whodunnits (Paperback)
The stories in this book just don't seem to be of the same caliber as those in previous Mammoth editions...or maybe I'm just getting tired of "ancient" mysteries. One thing I do know, however...this book needed a good editor...and didn't have one...too many misspellings, etc.
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