![]() ![]() ![]() A classic historical mystery, in every sense. But he is unflinching in his quest for veritas in a story greatly enhanced by its vivid characters, including Cicero's clever slave Tiro a mute street urchin and his widowed mother a beautiful, enigmatic whore Gordianus's spirited slave and lover, Bethesda the aging dictator Sulla and a dyspeptic but brilliant Cicero. Roman Blood - Steven Saylor - Google Books HISTORICAL FICTION. ![]() ![]() Cicero engages Gordianus to get at the truth of the matter, and while the orator practices powerful speech-making the investigator proves the aptness of his sobriquet, ``the finder.'' Gordianus soon discovers that truth and mortal danger walk hand-in-hand through the twisting streets and the great forum of Rome. Things look grim for Sextus it is well-known that his father had threatened to disinherit him in favor of his younger half-brother. fledgling orator Cicero is preparing the legal defense of Sextus Roscius, a wealthy farmer accused of the murder of his father. From the arrival of an articulate slave on the doorstep of sleuth Gordianus to the riveting re-creation of an actual oration by Cicero, Saylor's remarkable first novel takes the reader deep into the political, legal and family arenas of ancient Rome, providing a stirring blend of history and mystery, well seasoned with conspiracy, passion and intrigue. Steven Saylor is the author of the long running Roma Sub Rosa series featuring Gordianus the Finder, as well as the New York Times bestselling novel. ![]()
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