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Rubicon

A story of murder and duplicity during the Roman civil war featuring Gordianus the Finder. Caesar and his troops have crossed teh Rubicon and ar marching on Rome. Pompey his rival, is preparing to flee south with his loyal troops, leaving the city unguarded and ungoverned. Before Pompey leaves Rome, however, his cousiin and protege is found dead, garotted in Gordianus's garden. Enraged, Pompey demands that Gordianus discover and name the killer. With one son a trusted aide of Caesar and his son-in-law held as hostage by Pompey, Gordianus faces a personal crisis: he must learn the secrets of.

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  • "Jules César a conquis la Gaule et franchi le Rubicon. Il marche sur Rome, qui est défendue par son rival Pompée. Numerius, le cousin de Pompée, est assassiné et son corps est retrouvé chez Gordianus, le plus fin limier de Rome. Il lui faudra beaucoup d'adresse pour venir à bout de cette enquête dans une république à l'aube de la guerre civile..."
  • "Als in het Rome van 49 v. Chr. een neef van bevelhebber Pompejus wordt vermoord, moet Gordianus de detective de moordenaar zien te vinden."
  • "A story of murder and duplicity during the Roman civil war featuring Gordianus the Finder. Caesar and his troops have crossed teh Rubicon and ar marching on Rome. Pompey his rival, is preparing to flee south with his loyal troops, leaving the city unguarded and ungoverned. Before Pompey leaves Rome, however, his cousiin and protege is found dead, garotted in Gordianus's garden. Enraged, Pompey demands that Gordianus discover and name the killer. With one son a trusted aide of Caesar and his son-in-law held as hostage by Pompey, Gordianus faces a personal crisis: he must learn the secrets of."@en
  • "Gordianus the Finder is in a tough spot when Pompey takes his son-in-law hostage, and to save both their lives, Gordianus must prove that his son did not kill Pompey's beloved cousin."@en
  • "In Ancient Rome, sleuth Gordianus the Finder investigates the death by garroting of Pompey's cousin. The probe plays out amid political turmoil as Julius Caesar invades from Gaul, starting a civil war.--Résumé de l'éditeur."
  • "As Caesar marches on Rome and panic erupts in the city, Gordianus the Finder discovers, in his own home, the body of Pompey's favorite cousin. Before fleeing the city, Pompey exacts a terrible bargain from Gordianus: unearth the killer, or sacrifice his own son-in-law to service in Pompey's legions, and certain death. Amid the city's sordid underbelly, Gordianus learns that the murdered man was a dangerous spy. Now, as he follows a trail of intrigue, betrayal, and ferocious battles on land and sea, the Finder is caught between the chaos of war and the terrible truth he must finally reveal."
  • "As Caesar marches on Rome and panic erupts in the city, Gordianus the Finder discovers, in his own home, the body of Pompey's favorite cousin. Before fleeing the city, Pompey exacts a terrible bargain from the finder of secrets-to unearth the killer, or sacrifice his own son-in-law to service in Pompey's legions, and certain death. Amid the city's sordid underbelly, Gordianus learns that the murdered man was a dangerous spy. Now, as he follows a trail of intrigue, betrayal, and ferocious battles on land and sea, the Finder is caught between the chaos of war and the terrible truth he must finally reveal."@en
  • "In Ancient Rome, sleuth Gordianus the Finder investigates the death by garroting of Pompey's cousin. The probe plays out amid political turmoil as Julius Caesar invades from Gaul, starting a civil war."@en
  • "In Ancient Rome, sleuth Gordianus the Finder investigates the death by garroting of Pompey's cousin. The probe plays out amid political turmoil as Julius Caesar invades from Gaul, starting a civil war."
  • "Jules César a conquis la Gaule et franchi le Rubicon. Il marche sur Rome. Pompée demande une enquête sur la mort de Numerius, messager de Gordien. Il circule des bruits hostiles sur ce membre de l'élite. De plus les alliances et mésalliances brouillent les cartes entre César, Pompée, Cicéron."

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  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Powieść amerykańska"@pl
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Detective and mystery stories, American"
  • "History"
  • "History"@en
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Novels"
  • "Historical fiction, American"
  • "Detective and mystery fiction"
  • "Electronic books"

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  • "Rubicon : a mystery of ancient Rome"
  • "Rubikon"
  • "Rubikon"@pl
  • "Cruzar el rubicón : el sexto caso de Gordiano el Sabueso"@es
  • "Rubicon"
  • "Rubicon"@en
  • "Cruzar el Rubicón"@es
  • "Cruzar el Rubicón"
  • "Rubicon a novel of ancient rome"@en
  • "Arpa on heitetty"@fi
  • "Kein Zurück vom Rubikon"
  • "Rubicon : [regény]"@hu
  • "Rubicon : a novel of ancient Rome"@en

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