6 Novellas by John Maddox Roberts
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Overview: John Maddox Roberts is an author who has written many science fiction and fantasy novels, including his successful historical fiction, such as the SPQR series and Hannibal’s Children. In 1989, Roberts published his first historical mystery, The King’s Gambit, set in ancient Rome. The book was nominated for the Edgar Award as best mystery of year. The book was first in Maddox’s SPQR series of mysteries. Roberts also write a series of contemporary detective novels about a private eye named Gabe Treloar. The first book, A Typical American Town, is set in a fictionalized version of that Ohio town where he was born. The second, The Ghosts of Saigon, used his experiences in Vietnam. The third, Desperate Highways, is a road novel.
This release includes: Venus in Pearls, An Academic Question, Beware of the Snake, King of Sacrifices, Mightier than the Sword and The Will
Genre: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, Ancient Rome
Venus in Pearls (46 BC) – Caesar hires Decius to locate his stolen breastplate before his Pompeian triumph
Beware the Snake (45 BC) – Decius must locate the missing sacred snake of the Marsi.
The Will (44 BC) – Decius investigates Caesar’s will following his assassination.
The King of Sacrifices (20 BC) – Livia hires Decius to investigate the murder of Julia’s lover.
An Academic Question (51 BC)– Decius investigates a murder during his visit to Athens mentioned as part of his leisurely trip to Cyprus at the beginning of "The Princess and the Pirates"
Mightier Than the Sword (53 BC) – Decius investigates a murder of a victim found in the basement of a townhouse in Rome.
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