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SPQR XII: Oracle of the Dead

A Mystery

The SPQR Roman Mysteries (Volume 12)

Author: John Maddox Roberts

SPQR XII: Oracle of the Dead

SPQR XII: Oracle of the Dead

$12.99

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Decius Caecilius Metellus, this year's magistrate for cases involving foreigners, is living the good life in southern Italy, happy to be away from Rome, a city suffering war jitters over Caesar's...

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240
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On Sale
12/09/2008

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Decius Caecilius Metellus, this year's magistrate for cases involving foreigners, is living the good life in southern Italy, happy to be away from Rome, a city suffering war jitters over Caesar's impending actions. He thinks he is merely visiting one of the local sights when he takes a party to visit the Oracle of the Dead, a pre-Roman cult site located at the end of a tunnel dug beneath a temple of Apollo. He quickly learns that there is a bitter rivalry between the priests of Apollo and those of Hecate, who guard the oracle.

When the priests of Apollo are all killed, the countryside looks to explode in violence as Greeks, Romans and native Italians of several conquered nations bring out old enmities. Decius is caught squarely in the middle, desperate to find a way out that will pacify the district and, incidentally, save his own skin.

This riveting series began with the Edgar Award-nominated SPQR and has gone on to international success in 13 languages.

Imprint Publisher

Minotaur Books

ISBN

9781429939997

In The News

“Metellus puts his own life at risk in an exciting case that engages the attention of Pompey himself.” —Publishers Weekly

“The 12th Decius mystery is as crisp and absorbing as its predecessors.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Roberts's 12th Roman mystery is a believable story of murder, greed, and the political nimbleness necessary to stay alive in ancient Rome. Sure to appeal to readers of Lindsay Davis and Albert A. Bell.” —Library Journal

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SPQR XII: Oracle of the Dead

SPQR XII: Oracle of the Dead

$12.99