The Chariots of Calyx: a Libertus Mystery of Roman Britain - Hardcover

Rowe, Rosemary (Aitken, Rosemary)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0747270996 ISBN 13: 9780747270997

Publisher: Headline, 2002

Synopsis

Libertus finds himself in Londinium at the invitation of the Roman Governor when news arrives of the brutal murder of Caius Monnius, the chief corn-officer. Libertus is asked to investigate but his enquiries lead him in disparate directions. Who is the guilty one? The keeper of the granaries? The sinister Calyx and Glaucus, managers of the best chariotracing team? Or Fortunatus, the handsome charioteer whose relations with the dead man's wife were reputed to be less than honourable? Not until Libertus finds a second corpse does he begin to understand what lies behind the corruption surrounding the interests of Monnius and the chariots of Calyx.

About this title

From the Publisher:

For those who like their crime clad in a toga, this cunningly drawn series set in 2nd-century Roman Britain will satisfy indeed. Rich in intriguing and authentic historical detail, and featuring the investigative exploits of Libertus—former slave and amateur sleuth—this is ancient history with a murderous twist.

About the Author:

Rosemary Rowe is the pseudonym of an author who has successfully published novels in another genre. Born in Cornwall, she lived for twenty years in New Zealand. A highly qualified academic, she has written more than a dozen bestselling text-books as Rosemary Aitken.

About this edition

• Publisher: Headline
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0747270996
• ISBN 13: 9780747270997
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352