In a Rome torn by riots and pulled apart by rival factions, Gordianus the Finder must uncover the truth about the murder of Publius Clodius, a populist politician whose assassination threatens to destroy the Republic.
An anthology of nine short stories with one short story that takes place well before this book’s publication (as #6 in the series) and the other eight taking place between the first and the second in the Roma Sub Rosa ancient Roman mystery series.
At a swanky rooftop restaurant in New York, a pair of husband-and-wife sleuths must find out who spiked a woman’s drink with murder.
Maisie Dobbs travels to Kent to investigate a series of fires, a family of Dutch bakers who were killed during WWI in a zeppelin attack and the theft of some silver.
Sadist and serial killer Asa Surrette has escaped prison and is after Alafair, Dave Robicheaux’s daughter. He’s not happy about a series of damning articles Alafair has written…
On a chill January evening in 56 B.C., an Egyptian ambassador and a eunuch priest seek out Gordianus the Finder whose specialty is solving murders, but the ambassador, a philosopher named Dio, has come to ask for something Gordianus cannot give—help in staying alive. Before the night is out, he will be murdered.
Rome is divided between Cicero and Catilina in the consular elections, and Cicero pulls Gordianus the Finder out of retirement to find the dirt on Catilina. In this cloak-and-dagger political struggle, Gordianus wonders about the truth of Catilina until a headless corpse ominously appears on his farm.
A veteran con man who defrauded countless Fort Connor residents shows up in and everyone—including the House of Lambspun knitters—is up in arms, especially Barbara. Released for good behavior, he’s back to ruin more lives until he’s found dead in his car.
An omnibus of twelve short stories in the Detective Inspector Rebus mystery series revolving around an Edinburgh detective.
Wyoming Sheriff Walt Longmire’s daughter, Cady, is getting married in two weeks, and the wedding locale arrangements have just gone up in smoke signals.