1748 69d5fcb7-7021-4dc5-9bb4-2eaa089a5e4a The King's Gambit John Maddox Roberts calibre (2.13.0) [http://calibre-ebook.com] 2001-08-23T18:30:00+00:00 <div><p> </p><p class="description">**Blackmail, corruption, treachery, murder--the glory that was Rome.**</p><p class="description">In this Edgar Award-nominated mystery, John Maddox Roberts takes readers back to a Rome filled with violence and evil. Vicious gangs ruled the streets of Crassus and Pompey, routinely preying on plebeian and patrician alike, so the garroting of a lowly ex-slaved and the disembowelment of a foreign merchant in the dangerous Subura district seemed of little consequence to the Roman hierarchy. But Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger--highborn commander of the local *vigiles*--was determined to investigate. Despite official apathy, brazen bribes, and sinister threates, Decius uncovers a world of corruption at the highest levels of his government that threatens to destroy him and the government he serves. </p><p class="description">### Review</p><p class="description">"This literate mystery introduces the newest in an ever-expanding genre of quirky dicks: Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger, a high-born bad boy, but patriotic head of a civil detective force in ancient Rome." <br>--*Publishers Weekly*</p><p class="description">### About the Author</p><p> </p><p class="description">John Maddox Roberts has written numerous works of science fiction and fantasy, in addition to his successful historical SPQR mystery series. *SPQR XIII: The Year of Confusion* was published in 2010. He lives in New Mexico with his wife.</p></div> Minotaur Books B003E74AQG 0312277059 umgkmQEACAAJ eng Fiction Mystery & Detective Historical