Blood Moon (High Priestess Iliona Greek Mysteries) - Hardcover

Todd, Marilyn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0727867296 ISBN 13: 9780727867292

Publisher: Severn House, 2009

Synopsis

A High Priestess Iliona Ancient Greek Mystery - When three bodies are found in bizarre circumstances, for the rulers of Sparta, hosting an important trade delegation, the timing is terrible. Convinced it is the work of Athenian agents, they call in Lysander, head of Sparta's hated Secret Police, to settle the matter quickly and cleanly. Lysander in turn enlists High Priestess Iliona using bribery and blackmail. Iliona soon uncovers conspiracy, murder, kidnap and adultery and she hasn't yet found the culprit . . .

About this title

About the Author

Marilyn Todd was born in Harrow, but now lives in West Sussex with her husband and two cats. Dark Horse is the eighth Roman mystery to feature the beautiful but formidable Claudia Seferius.

Reviews

Todd's second mystery set in ancient Greece (after 2007's Blind Eye) offers an ingenious premise but only routine prose and characterization. At a time of great political peril, a delegation of Scythians arrives in Sparta to negotiate a trade agreement that would bolster the city-state's economy. Meanwhile, tensions between citizens and helots (slaves pressed into hard labor or the army) as well as the hovering threat of the Krypteia (the secret police) make daily life difficult. When three people fall victim to an unknown killer, the Krypteia commander recruits Iliona, recently appointed the high priestess of the Temple of Eurotas, to solve the murders, which the rulers of Sparta have concluded are the work of an Athenian agent bent on destabilizing the regime. Readers emotionally invested in the first book in the series will likely find the big reveal at the end shocking, but the motivation for the slaughter may strike others as weak. (Apr.)
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Edition details

• Publisher: Severn House
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0727867296
• ISBN 13: 9780727867292
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 215