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- Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks; MP3 Una edition (Nov 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1441702113
- ISBN-13: 978-1441702111
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 17.3 x 1.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,612,526 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Steven Saylor is the author of the critically acclaimed historical mystery novels set in ancient Rome, the Roma sub Rosa series, featuring Gordianus the Finder. He divides his time between Berkeley, California, and Austin, Texas.
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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This was a real disappointment. The beauty of Saylor's books was always the sensitive and intricate way he used the mystery stories of Gordianus the Finder to inform and enlighten the reader about Roman society and history. But Gordianus was - to me - always the heart and soul of the story. Saylor clearly knows Rome back and forward, in and out. But its fair to say recent entries in the series have begun to use Gordianus as the device rather than Rome. The low point came with Roma (not a Gordianus book) where Saylor's ambition to write a full story of Rome tried to balance names and dates with stories - much of which didn't work. The same is true here. If this is the last Gordianus book then Saylor seems to want to use it to tie up every storyline (most in two or three pages at the end. But Gordianus is almost forgotten. the "story" is terribly minor. How sad. 3 stars as even poor quality Saylor is still worth reading. But not for new readers. Go back to Roman Blood or Murder on the appian way.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It is easy to see why this book generates such a wide range of response from "love it" to "hate it". It has a different feel from most Gordianus the Finder stories, much more like a historical novel than the sort of detective story we have come to expect. Against a background of Caesar's impending triumphal processions, which will set the seal on his ascendancy in Rome, the Finder reluctantly agrees to investigate a threat to the Dictator's life though only because in doing so he hopes to identify the murderer of an old friend. That background is set out in great (and fascinating detail) as are the attitudes and behaviour of many of Rome's key public figures as seen through Gordianus's eyes. It is all very engrossing though one begins to get the feeling that crime and detection aero taking second place to the detailed historical narrative. This is reinforced by the almost dues ex machine way in which the conspirator/murderer is unmarked. I enjoyed reading this book even though I had the distinct feeling that it was a historical tale with some crime and detection thrown in, rather than a crime-detection novel whose setting was ancient Rome.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Steven Saylor returns to his Gordianus series and the result, although welcome is something of a disappointment. A somewhat slender and short story offers only transitory pleasures. But Saylor is a master storyteller and sage on all things Roman, so a sub par Roma Sub Rosa novel still eclipses his many rivals. A minor entry in the series and not the best starting point for newcomers, but for completists and fans a must buy.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
A very enjoyable series
I've been re reading the series and I've really enjoyed it all over again. This book is new since I last read them which was an unexpected pleasure. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Miranda
Yet more of Gordianus The Finder in the Roman Republic
Gordianus is now getting older (don't we all) but he still manages to solve the problem. His daughter and adopted son (who both appear to be as good at deduction as Gordianus)... Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2010 by NRP Wilson
Not a 'whodunit' more a 'whowilldoit' with history thrown in for good...
I agree with the majority of my fellow reviewer's. This leans more towards description of the history of Rome set in a particular time rather that a Murder mystery for Gordianus to... Read more
Published on 16 Aug 2009 by Mr. Glenn Cook
Below average addition to a fine series
I have to agree with other reviewers that this was a disappointment. Gordianus is becoming a characterless stooge at the centre of the novels, as sometimes happens with series... Read more
Published on 22 July 2009 by S. B. Kelly
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Published on 17 April 2009 by Mrs. M. J. Barnes
Not in the same league as his others
Normally, when I start to read a "Gordianus the finder" novel I'm transported, I'm there with all the sights and smells of ancient Rome. Read more
Published on 2 April 2009 by Maccoll Hamish
running out of steam?
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