A Roman Death

Historical thriller set in Ancient Rome. In 45 BC, Julius Caesar is at the height of his power. Lucius Scaurus, the young, good-looking fiance of a high-society girl is poisoned at the couple's own pre-wedding banquet. In the trial that follows, Roman society is shocked when the girl's mother, Helvia, is accused of not only of murder, but of incest. Cicero comes to Helvia's defence, but the killer's identity remains a mystery until the final twist - or two.

'Poison, poetry (both high-minded and salacious), marriage for money, marriage for love, gang-rape, cowardice in battle, scheming slaves, conniving aristocrats, malicious matrons casting magical curses, and (as if all this were not enough) a previously unknown oration by Cicero -- there's so much going on, so expertly conveyed ... ' (Steven Saylor)

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Black Quill Press
Published: 10/02/2017
ISBN: 9780648002000
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 10/21/2019