Athenian Mysteries: Sacred Games (Series #3) (CD-Audio)

from cathyskye

First Line: The procession wound past the Sanctuary of Zeus. The procession consists of athletes, trainers, priests, officials, and spectators who are gathering for the Olympic Games of 460 BC. The most important contest is the pankration, the deadly martial art of ancient Greece. Nicolaos's best...

from janerawoof

Delightful mystery set in 460 B.C. Olympiad. Nicolaos and his fiancée [or is she his wife?] set out to solve the violent death of a Spartan pankratist. Timo, an Athenian pankratist, and Nico's good friend is accused of the murder. To try to keep down the rivalry between Athens and Sparta, Nico th...

from slavenrm

As usual, I didn't pay for this book but despite that kind consideration of a free item for reading, I give my candid opinions below. It's also worth saying that I did not get this through GoodReads as is so often the case but instead through a Shelf Awareness galley drawing. Our story begins and...

from alun

In 460 BC Athens and Sparta are on the verge of war. At the Olympic Games Arakos the Spartan and Timodemus the Athenian are expected to fight for victory in the Pankration. Yet before the fight can take place, Arakos is killed. Timodemus is the suspect and hawks in both cities prepare to fight fo...

from alun

In 460 BC Athens and Sparta are on the verge of war. At the Olympic Games Arakos the Spartan and Timodemus the Athenian are expected to fight for victory in the Pankration. Yet before the fight can take place, Arakos is killed. Timodemus is the suspect and hawks in both cities prepare to fight fo...