Synopses & Reviews
Conspirata is “a portrait of ancient politics as a blood sport,” raves the
New York Times. As he did with
Imperium, Robert Harris again turns Roman history into a gripping thriller as Cicero faces a new power struggle in a world filled with treachery, violence, and vengeance.
On the eve of Cicero’s inauguration as consul of Rome, a grisly discovery sends fear rippling through a city already racked by unrest. A young slave boy has been felled by a hammer, his throat slit and his organs removed, apparently as a human sacrifice. For Cicero, the ill omens of this hideous murder only increase his dangerous situation: elected leader by the people but despised by the heads of the two rival political camps. Caught in a shell game that leaves him forever putting out fires only to have them ignite elsewhere, Cicero plays for the future of the republic . . . and his life. There is a plot to assassinate him, abetted by a rising young star of the Roman senate named Gaius Julius Caesar—and it will take all the embattled consul’s wit, strength, and force of will to stop the plot and keep Rome from becoming a dictatorship.
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"Republican Rome, with all its grandeur and corruption, has rarely been made as vivid." -- Nick Rennison, The Sunday Times (London)
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and#8220;Idyllic . . . violent . . . Doodyand#8217;s detective is human, more an avuncular don than a towering genius. But then he is elderly and, as an unfriendly character points out, he is not Plato. . . . [Aristotle and Poetic Justice] offers satisfactory detection, a well-proportioned story, nostalgia for lovers of Greece, and special fun for classicists. It is a bonus that it is so well written.and#8221;
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and#8220;Witty, elegant whodunits.and#8221;
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and#8220;Eminently enjoyable.and#8221;
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and#8220;Why did no one think of this before?and#8221;
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andldquo;Those mystery readers with an interest in ancient history and philosophy would find this story particularly enjoyable, but the general reader should find it more than satisfying. . . . The tale and the setting evoke a feeling of cleverness and learning. . . . Fun and puzzling while also educating the reader on Aristotle and ancient Athens . . . a good addition to any fiction collection.andrdquo;
Synopsis
From the bestselling author of "Fatherland" and "Enigma," comes the second novel in his trilogy about Cicero and Rome, "Conspirata."
Synopsis
Conspirata is "a portrait of ancient politics as a blood sport," raves The New York Times. As he did with Imperium, Robert Harris again turns Roman history into a gripping thriller as Cicero faces a new power struggle in a world filled with treachery, violence, and vengeance.On the eve of Cicero's inauguration as consul of Rome, a grisly discovery sends fear rippling through a city already racked by unrest. A young slave boy has been felled by a hammer, his throat slit and his organs removed, apparently as a human sacrifice. For Cicero, the ill omens of this hideous murder only increase his dangerous situation: elected leader by the people but despised by the heads of the two rival political camps. Caught in a shell game that leaves him forever putting out fires only to have them ignite elsewhere, Cicero plays for the future of the republic...and his life. There is a plot to assassinate him, abetted by a rising young star of the Roman senate named Gaius Julius Caesar--and it will take all the embattled consul's wit, strength, and force of will to stop the plot and keep Rome from becoming a dictatorship.
Synopsis
From the bestselling author of Fatherland and Enigma, comes the second novel in his trilogy about Cicero and Rome, Conspirata.
Synopsis
Conspirata is “a portrait of ancient politics as a blood sport,” raves the
New York Times. As he did with
Imperium, Robert Harris again turns Roman history into a gripping thriller as Cicero faces a new power struggle in a world filled with treachery, violence, and vengeance.
On the eve of Cicero’s inauguration as consul of Rome, a grisly discovery sends fear rippling through a city already racked by unrest. A young slave boy has been felled by a hammer, his throat slit and his organs removed, apparently as a human sacrifice. For Cicero, the ill omens of this hideous murder only increase his dangerous situation: elected leader by the people but despised by the heads of the two rival political camps. Caught in a shell game that leaves him forever putting out fires only to have them ignite elsewhere, Cicero plays for the future of the republic . . . and his life. There is a plot to assassinate him, abetted by a rising young star of the Roman senate named Gaius Julius Caesar—and it will take all the embattled consul’s wit, strength, and force of will to stop the plot and keep Rome from becoming a dictatorship.
Synopsis
This sequel to
Aristotle Detective is both a detective novel and a work of historical fiction.and#160;February, 330 BC: a party being given by wealthy Athenian silver miners is followed by a kidnapping and more than one grisly murder. But these take up fewer pages than discussions of Athenian social events, the economics of mining, financial strategies, politics, and brothels. An exciting and scenic road trip to Delphi leads to sub-plots and digressions, including a witty prophecy by Aristotle that someday writers will invent a new genre: the novel!and#160;The characters become more interesting as Doody develops them. Shy Stephanos, for example, falls in love and impulsively chooses a wife. Lots of suspense: despicable villains, a ghost, and two runaways add to the excitement.
Synopsis
Murder and mayhem may seem like unreasonable company for Aristotle, one of the founding minds of Western philosophy. But in the skilled hands of Margaret Doody, the pairing could not be more logical. With her Aristotle Detective novels, Margaret Doody brings a Holmesian hero to the bloodied streets of ancient Greece, trading the pipe and deerstalker of Sherlock for the woolen chiton and sandals of Aristotle. Replete with suspense, historical detail, and humor, and complemented by an ever-growing cast of characters and vivid descriptions of the ancient world, Doodyand#8217;s mysteries are as much lively takes on the figures and forms of the classics as they are classic whodunits in their own right.
Stephanos and his teacher return in Aristotle and Poetic Justice, when a party given by wealthy Athenian silver miners leads to kidnapping, a ghost, a road trip to Delphi, and, of course, murder. More historical fiction than a detective novel, this sequel runs the gamut of Athenian social customs, myth, politics, and economicsand#151;from the trials of virgin love to the dangers of silver lust.
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About the Author
Robert Harris is the author of Pompeii, Enigma, and Fatherland. He has been a television correspondent with the BBC and a newspaper columnist for the London Sunday Times and The Daily Telegraph. His novels have sold more than ten million copies and been translated into thirty languages. He lives in Berkshire, England, with his wife and four children.
Table of Contents
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List of Characters
I and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Silver Men and an Heiress
II and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; The Flower Festival and the Night of the Ghosts
III and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Goblins and Disappearances
IVand#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; The Ill-Tempered Man
V and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Man in a Landscape
VI and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Rural Interludes
VII and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Into the Hills
VIII and#160;and#160;and#160; The Slaveand#8217;s Tale
IX and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Fire and Water
X and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Delphi
XI and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; The Silver Singer
XII and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; The Brothel at Kirrha
XIII and#160;and#160;and#160; The Beautiful Girl
XIV and#160;and#160;and#160; The Hanged Girl
XV and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; The Elektra of the Cave
XVI and#160;and#160;and#160; The Oracle of Apollo
XVII and#160; The Murderer
XVIIIand#160; Justice and an Abductor
XIX and#160;and#160;and#160; Silver, Gold and Virtue
XX and#160;and#160;and#160;and#160; Aristotleand#8217;s Poetics