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Bezig met laden... The Gods Help Thosedoor Albert A. Bell Jr.
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. The latest entry in Bell's Pliny mysteries series. It kept my interest all through. In this outing, Pliny investigates the murders of several people who had sought shelter in a warehouse on the the waterfront he owns during a storm. Who is the Equestrian [red stripe on his tunic] who had his stripe slashed, money put in his mouth, then sewed shut? Why was this done? Tacitus and Aurora help. They discover a live baby and one of the women is not quite dead. There are all kinds of twists and turns in the story and plenty of action. Because of age the author feels this is his last Pliny mystery. I hope he changes his mind. This has been a gentle series and very worthwhile. I've liked the author's mixture of fiction and historic explanation. Highly recommended. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Pliny the Younger hoped to improve relations with his unpleasant wife and her mother by investing in a warehouse on the Tiber with them. Now the building has collapsed due to heavy rains. Pliny discovers several dead people inside, including a man with a narrow red "equestrian" stripe on his tunic, indicating aristocracy. He wasn't killed by the cave-in, however, but by a knife wound in his back. When Pliny gives the body a forensic examination, he finds two more puzzling things: a circumcision (unusual in Rome), and thirty pieces of silver in his sewn-closed mouth. To further complicate matters, Pliny's servant and lover, Aurora, finds a live baby in the wreckage. What connection does the funeral of a consul have with these events? Queen Berenice of Judaea, the mistress of the late emperor Titus, soon enters the story with her sons--one of whom is an assassin, a member of the Sicarii. He's determined to avenge the defeat of his people and the destruction of their temple--no matter who might get in the way.... Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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A good twisty whodunnit, but