In fact, Decius Ceacilius Metellus the Younger discovers the culprits rather quickly, and spent most of the book inserting himself within their ranks to unravel their conspiracy in service to the State, quite on his own initiative. Decius' companions include his slaves Cato, Cassandra, and Hermes; his friends, the Greek gladiatorial physician Asklepiodes and the gangster/politician Titus Annius Milo; and his staunch enemies, the siblings Clodia and Clodius. I found that the first half of this book was too much of an illustrated history lesson/description, and the story didnt get moving until the second half. To set up immediate access, click here. Aby ste boli v obraze, je to detektvka zo starovekho Rma, tto konkrtne opisuje udalosti z roku 70 pr. During the later stages of his career, he shifted his focus towards writing novels of other genres as well. I'm re-reading this old series which I've owned for 25 years. 1947) aka Mark Ramsay. Your email address will not be published. Who is Spider Shepherd? New to PW? Author Roberts has stated that he has visited a number of places in the US, England, Mexico, and Scotland. An incredible author who just recently released a sequel to her hit, The Housemaid. He is particularly popular for writing the SPQR series, which has its setting in Rome. John Maddox Roberts is the author of several science fiction, private eye, and fantasy novels in addition to his popular SPQR mystery series. SPQR (the original title of the first book, until the sequels came out) is a Latin initialism for Senatus Populusque Romanus ("The Roman Senate and People"), the official name of the Republic. The streets were flooded with the blood of murdered citizens, and there were rumors of more atrocities to come. John Maddox Roberts is one of the prolific authors from America, who likes to write mystery, thriller, and historical fiction novels. After his return from Vietnam, author Roberts joined the Special Forces division of the US Army. However, in the story itself Julia is claimed to be "betrothed" to Agrippa, whom she married 21 BC, i.e. I'm all for using real events as the backdrop to a story, but the crimes in this instance were "solved" almost incidental to telling the story of Catilina. //