Last Rites (Marcus Corvinus Mysteries) - Softcover

Wishart, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 034076886X ISBN 13: 9780340768860

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton, 2006

Synopsis

It is the morning after the nocturnal rite of the good Goddess, an all-female ceremony, and the body of a young woman has been found with her throat cut. Hoping to avoid scandal, Senator Lucius Arruntius calls in Marcus Corvinus to do some discreet sleuthing. Inevitably, to solve the mystery, Marcus must look beyond the obvious and untangle a complex web of treachery and deceit.

About this title

About the Author:

David Wishart studied Classics at Edinburgh University. He then taught Latin and Greek in school for four years and after this retrained as a teacher of EFL. He lived and worked abroad for eleven years, working in Kuwait, Greece and Saudi Arabia, and now lives with his wife and family in Scotland.

Review:

Praise for SEJANUS:'Witty, engrossing and ribald . . . it misses nothing in its evocation of a bygone time and place' * Independent on Sunday * Praise for THE HORSE COIN:'enjoyable . . . an ingenious solution to this ancient mystery.' * Sunday Telegraph * With the toga-wearing sleuths of Lindsey Davis and Steven Saylor prowling the alleys of Ancient Rome, is there room for Wishart's Marcus Corvinus? On this evidence the answer is resoundingly in the affirmative. * The Times * Praise for OLD BONES:'His learning shines through. He has a feel for ancient times yet uses modern dialogue. This neat trick manages to combine the atmosphere of the ancient world while moving the story quickly and assuredly on. Highly recommended' * Yorkshire Evening Express *

About this edition

• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 034076886X
• ISBN 13: 9780340768860
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 339