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Catilina's riddle a novel of ancient rome

"Saylor rivals Robert Graves in his knack for making the classical world come alive."--(ortland) Oregonian "Engrossing ... Ironic and satisfying." -- San Francisco Chronicle The third in Saylor's Roma Sub Rosa novels featuring Gordianus the Finder. Gordianus, disillusioned by the corruption of Rome circa 63 B.C., has fled the city with his family to live on a farm in the Etruscan countryside. But this bucolic life is disrupted by the machinations and murderous plots of two politicians: Roman consul Cicero, Gordianus's longtime patron, and populist senator Catilina, Cicero's political rival and a candidate to replace him in the annual elections for consul. Claiming that Catilina plans an uprising if he loses the race, Cicero asks Gordianus to keep a watchful eye on the radical. Although he distrusts both men, Gordianus is forced into the center of the power struggle when his six-year-old daughter Diana finds a headless corpse in their stable. Shrewdly depicting deadly political maneuverings, this addictive mystery also displays the author's firm grasp of history and human character. On first publication back in 1994, Catilina's Riddle was a finalist for the Hammet Award.

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  • "Catilina's riddle"@it
  • "Catilina's riddle"@pl

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  • "Cicéron engage le détective Gordien pour surveiller un certain Catilina."
  • ""Saylor rivals Robert Graves in his knack for making the classical world come alive."--(ortland) Oregonian "Engrossing ... Ironic and satisfying." -- San Francisco Chronicle The third in Saylor's Roma Sub Rosa novels featuring Gordianus the Finder. Gordianus, disillusioned by the corruption of Rome circa 63 B.C., has fled the city with his family to live on a farm in the Etruscan countryside. But this bucolic life is disrupted by the machinations and murderous plots of two politicians: Roman consul Cicero, Gordianus's longtime patron, and populist senator Catilina, Cicero's political rival and a candidate to replace him in the annual elections for consul. Claiming that Catilina plans an uprising if he loses the race, Cicero asks Gordianus to keep a watchful eye on the radical. Although he distrusts both men, Gordianus is forced into the center of the power struggle when his six-year-old daughter Diana finds a headless corpse in their stable. Shrewdly depicting deadly political maneuverings, this addictive mystery also displays the author's firm grasp of history and human character. On first publication back in 1994, Catilina's Riddle was a finalist for the Hammet Award."@en
  • "The year is 63 B.C., and Gordianus the Finder unexpectedly achieves the dream of every Roman: a farm in the Etruscan countryside. Vowing to leave behind the corruption of Rome, he abandons the city, taking his family with him. At the same time, Gordianus's longtime patron Cicero has attained the dream of his lifetime: a coveted consulship. Urgently, Cicero requests of Gordianus a favor: his help in keeping watch on a radical populist senator, Catilina. Gordianus, against his will, finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into a maelstrom of deceit and intrigue, uncertain of the dangers and even more uncertain of where his true allegiance lies. When a headless corpse suddenly appears in his stables, Gordianus finds himself confronted with the most deadly mystery of his career."@en
  • "The year is 63 B.C., and Gordianus the Finder unexpectedly achieves the dream of every Roman: a farm in the Etruscan countryside. Vowing to leave behind the corruption of Rome, he abandons the city, taking his family with him. At the same time, Gordianus's longtime patron Cicero has attained the dream of his lifetime: a coveted consulship. Urgently, Cicero requests of Gordianus a favor: his help in keeping watch on a radical populist senator, Catilina. Gordianus, against his will, finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into a maelstrom of deceit and intrigue, uncertain of the dangers and even more uncertain of where his true allegiance lies. When a headless corpse suddenly appears in his stables, Gordianus finds himself confronted with the most deadly mystery of his career."
  • "Rome en 63 avant Jésus-Christ. La république est travaillée par les ambitions antogonistes de César et Pompée. C'est cette période que raconte l'auteur en mêlant mystères policiers et intrigues politiques, petits meurtres et batailles rangées, guerre civile et rêve de paix sociale."
  • "The year is 63BC, and Gordianus the Finder unexpectedly achieves the dream of every Roman - a farm in the Etruscan countryside. Vowinig to leave behind the corruption and intrigue of Rome, he abandons the city, taking his family with him. Gordianus' longtime patron, Cicero, has also achieved the dram of his lifetime - a much coveted consulship, Rome's highest elected office. Urgently, he requests a favour of Gordianus: his help in keeping watch on a radical populist senator, Catilina, suspected of conspiring against the state. Against his will, Gordianus finds himself drawn deeper and deeper."@en
  • "Een Romeins speurder wordt rond 63 v. Chr. verzocht de gangen na te gaan van een senator."
  • "The year is 63 BC, and Gordianus the Finder unexpectedly achieves the dream of every Roman: owning a farm in the Etruscan countryside. Vowing to leave behind the corruption of Rome, he abandons the city, taking his family with him. This bucolic life, however, is disrupted by the machinations and murderous plots of two politicians. When Gordianus' longtime patron Cicero attains his lifelong dream of a coveted consulship, he urgently requests a favor of Gordianus: his help in keeping watch on a radical populist senator, Catilina-Cicero's political rival and a candidate to replace him in the annual elections. Against his will, Gordianus finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into a maelstrom of deceit and intrigue, uncertain of the dangers and even more uncertain of where his true allegiance lies. When his six-year-old daughter Diana finds a headless corpse in their stable, Gordianus is confronted with the deadliest mystery of his career. Shrewdly depicting deadly political maneuverings, this addictive mystery also displays the author's firm grasp of history and human character."

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  • "Historical fiction, American"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Powieść amerykańska"@pl
  • "Vertalingen (vorm)"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Novels"
  • "Belletristische Darstellung"@en
  • "Historical fiction"@en
  • "Historical fiction"
  • "Detective and mystery fiction"
  • "History"@en
  • "History"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Detective and mystery stories, American"
  • "Roman policier"

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  • "Catilina's riddle a mystery of ancient Rome"
  • "El enigma de Catilina : la serie de misterio de la antigua Roma"@es
  • "L'énigme de Catilina"
  • "Catilina's riddle a novel of ancient rome"@en
  • "L'éngigme de Catilina"
  • "Catilina's riddle : a mystery of ancient Rome"
  • "El Enigma de Catilina : la serie de misterio de la antigua Roma"
  • "Catilina's riddle"@en
  • "El enigma de Catilina"@es
  • "Catilina's riddle"
  • "El Enigma de Catilina : el tercer caso de Gordiano el sabueso"
  • "Catilina's Riddle"@en
  • "Catilina's Riddle"
  • "Zagadka Katyliny"
  • "Zagadka Katyliny"@pl
  • "O enigma de Catilina"
  • "Catilina's wapen"
  • "El enigma de Catilina : el tercer caso de Gordiano el Sabueso"@es
  • "Catilinas gåde"@da
  • "El Enigma de Catilina"
  • "L'enigma di Catilina : romanzo"@it
  • "L'enigma di Catilina : romanzo"

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