Novels of Ancient Rome Triumph of Caesar: A Novel of Ancient Rome, Book 12, (Paperback)

from john257hopper

This appears to be the final Gordianus novel in terms of the character's chronology (though the author has written a prequel set in the Finder's youth published this year). Back in Rome after the previous novel's Alexandrian setting, this centres around Caesar's triumphal processions to celebrate...

from cajela

Stephen Saylor is totally back on form with this new Gordianus mystery, after the potboiler Roma. It's 46BC, and Calpurnia summons Gordianus to investigate, when she suspects a plot on Caesar's life. Caesar's triumphs are being celebrated, Cleopatra is in town, Vercingetorix is due for execution....

from cajela

Stephen Saylor is totally back on form with this new Gordianus mystery, after the potboiler Roma. It's 46BC, and Calpurnia summons Gordianus to investigate, when she suspects a plot on Caesar's life. Caesar's triumphs are being celebrated, Cleopatra is in town, Vercingetorix is due for execution....

from Unreachableshelf

Gordianus the Finder is back, and as good as ever. The mystery is more central to the plot than it has been in some of the recent books, as it does last through the entire book, however it still at times feels more like straight historical fiction than historical mystery. Possibly that's because ...

from dbsovereign

Saylor has written a wonderful mystery featuring Caesar, Cicero, and Cleopatra (among others), and it's quite tightly plotted. A fun romp through a Rome that writhes with death, is rife with rumors, and seethes with sex around every bend. The city comes truly alive with detail and because of our ...