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Honour the Dead (Paperback)

by Steven Saylor (Author)
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  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Robinson Publishing; New edition edition (25 Jul 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1841195650
  • ISBN-13: 978-1841195650
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 513,086 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Shows how a society that is founded on inequality and injustice can be a perfect hunting-ground for the deranged... Saylor goes to considerable trouble to make the atmosphere of the place feel authentic.' - Times Literary Supplement; 'A riveting mystery... fascinating and provocative' - The New York Times; 'This captivating historical romance noir should be heralded a breakout for the seasoned author.' - Publishers Weekly; 'Saylor, a veteran of the historical novel... saves a cunning twist for the end.' - Washington Post Book World; 'A convincing account of old-time, good-old-boy Southern corruption and bigotry.' - The Spectator


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The year is 1885. A brutal killer is terrorizing the streets of Austin, Texas, and panic engulfs the city as one black servant after another is slain. The spectre of bigotry emerges when lawmen indict a black man but as the bodies continue to mount it becomes apparent that the killer is still on the loose...and the resulting trial uncovers one explosive scandal after another, threatening to tear the city of Austin apart. Steven Saylor, author of the resoundingly successful series of murder mysteries set in Ancient Rome [Roma Sub Rosa], proves his sure touch with this sinister and gripping thriller set nearer our own times, with resonances that still ring out.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A very different Saylor novel, 3 Jun 2001
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This review is from: Honour the Dead (Hardcover)
In "Honour the Dead" Saylor moves from ancient Rome to Austin, Texas: quite a shift in scene. The story itself is based on true events, although novelized successfully by Saylor. He seems rather less comfortable in this setting than in ancient Rome, but the series of murders that take place are gripping and interesting. His characterizations vary, with the main narrator being rather disappointingly like a cliché of the American southwest. A good read if your mind is open to a very different Saylor book, less even in tone, but beguiling nonetheless.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fan of Steven Saylor, 22 Jun 2007
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I picked this up with interest, having read all the Gordianus books I can lay my hands on. I loved it! Completely different to the Sub Rosa series but still has Saylor's talent for creating another time and place and making it real. I have no priory knowledge of early Austin Texas but it came to life for me. I don't feel it matters if the historic facts are correct but is it believable - yes!

I found it a good mystery, which kept me guessing for quite awhile. Half the fun of mystery/detective novels is trying to work out "whodunit" and seeing if you're right at the end. This book fulfilled these criteria.
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