- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Pan Books; New edition edition (6 Nov 1998)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0330354078
- ISBN-13: 978-0330354073
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11.2 x 2.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 897,655 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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For once Claudia decides to put business before pleasure. And look what happens: she loses her cat, she gets beaten up - and, she gets framed for murder. "Man Eater" is the third in Marilyn Todd's series of Roman mysteries, following "I, Claudia" and "Virgin Territory".
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the third in the series featuring Claudia, and I would encourage readers to start with I Claudia even if they don't read the rest in order. The series could be described as amateur sleuth comic chicklit set in Ancient Rome.
Claudia’s not an entirely likeable character, as she’s rather too arrogant and self centred, but I do find these books fast and amusing reads. Claudia has had to travel out of Rome to visit her vineyards, and an “accident” means she has to stay with a dysfunctional family in the middle of nowhere. And her beloved cat Drusilla has disappeared. When someone gets murdered, guess who the prime suspect is – talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. This series is, so far, fluffy but great fun, and I will read on.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book has the same characteristic as the rest of Todd's Claudia series - it is pretty terrible, as a piece of writing. It's not going to win any literary prizes here. The author and her creation are self-indulgent, and it is easy to see the books as a personal fantasy - Claudia is highly unrealistic, with looks which have snared half of Rome and a temper endured by the numerous overweight, middle-aged men when she seems forced to entertain and her over-principled, smitten admirer Orbilio, with whom she engages in a number of titillating and ridiculous adventures. Every novel ends up with her naked, in the grip of the serial killer, with Orbilio close by - ready to run in and be assaulted.
I say this to you with the sad confession that I own the entire series, and have pre-ordered the upcoming Second Act. I started my collection with this book. It really is guilty pleasure, compulsive reading despite dialogue which will make you cringe. You will find sympathy for the characters despite and because of their absurdity, and like most murder mysteries, it's always worth hanging on for the end. It is also a particularly evocative novel of the era - details in the books reveal some depth of research and knowledge of Imperial times. This does not disguise or excuse its faults, and I can't quite bring myself to recommend it to you, but if you're aware that you've been hooked onto this kind of novel before then it is worth the read.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Ok, This is not the most original detective series. The characters for one lack depth and is it really necessary for every chapter to end with some sort of cliffhander. But the Claudia series is addictive and I for one can't wait for the next installment of the adventures of superbitch Claudia. Pity though that the first book in the series is out of print.
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