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The sudden suicide of a young man prompts his family to ask veteran sleuth Marcus Corvinus to investigate. As usual, Marcus needs Perilla’s agile brain to untangle the case, which grows more complex by the minute. Eventually the pair realizes that the suicide was actually a murder with political dimensions. Corvinus finds his investigations hampered
The sudden suicide of a young man prompts his family to ask veteran sleuth Marcus Corvinus to investigate. As usual, Marcus needs Perilla’s agile brain to untangle the case, which grows more complex by the minute. Eventually the pair realizes that the suicide was actually a murder with political dimensions. Corvinus finds his investigations hampered, however, by his new role as reluctant dog sitter to the misnamed Placida, a Gallic boarhound with a gargantuan appetite and minimal hygiene.
“The best balance of mystery and history yet.” —Kirkus Reviews on Parthian Shot
“Drawn with great dash, and the one-liners are as good as ever.” —Good Book Guide on A Vote for Murder
“Corvinus wisecracks his was through a weary world of murder and intrigue until he hunts down the truth. A taut thriller in which ancient Rome springs to life.” —The Times on Sejanus
“Innate humour and pace carry one through to the tragi-comic climax.” —Irish Times on The Lydian Baker
David Wishart is the author of the Marcus Cornivus Mystery series.
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