The Corpus Conundrum: A Third Case from the Notebooks of Pliny the Younger. This item is unavailable.The Corpus Conundrum: A Third Case from the Notebooks of Pliny the Younger

"While out hunting, Pliny dicovers a man's body. The man appears lifeless, but Pliny cannot find a cause of death. Even though he locks it in a stable, but in the morning the body is gone. Strangers appear at Pliny's door, claiming to be the man's children. One sings siren songs and claims his "father" is immortal. Another may be an empusa, a shape-shifting, blood-drinking monster. Bodies pile up: a fifteen year old murder, a faceless man floating in the bay, and the 'lifeless immortal,' this time with his throat cut. Was he killed for his blood? Clues include the parentage of a local whore who claims official friendship with Pliny's adoptive father and an acrostic in Hebrew. Pliny and Tacitus must discover how the murders are connected to each other andto Pliny's nemesis Marcus Aquilius Regulus"--P. [4] of cover.

Albert Bell is a literary renaissance man. His previously published works include: nonfiction, historical fiction and mysteries. His articles and stories have appeared in magazines and newspapers from Jack and Jill and True Experience to the Detroit Free Press and Christian Century. Dr. Bell has taught at Hope College in Holland, Michigan since 1978, first with an appointment shared between classics and history; and, since 1994, as Professor of History and chair of the department. He holds a PhD from UNC-Chapel Hill, as well as an MA from Duke and an MDiv from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has been married for 40 years to Bettye Jo Barnes Bell, a psychologist; they have four children and a grandchild. Bell discovered his love for writing in high school with his first publication in 1972. Although he considers himself a “shy person,” he believes he is a storyteller more than a literary artist. He says, “When I read a book I’m more interested in one with a plot that keeps moving rather than long descriptive passages or philosophical reflection.” He writes books he would enjoy reading himself. Visit the author’s website at: www.albertbell.com