Roma Sub Rosa: A Mist of Prophecies Lib/E (Audiobook)

from msaucier818

Another solid entry, but one of my least favorite, in the Gordianus the Finder series. This book has Gordianus searching for the killer of a beautiful young girl that dies in the opening pages. It has him interviewing all of the famous and important matrons of Rome, most (if not all?) he had met ...

from ehines

To my mind, this is the best of the series. Good story and interesting meditation on love, fidelity, and age. There's been evidence in the more recent books in the series that the spark has been lost. This book really has the feel of last hurrah and Saylor probably ought to move on beyond Gordian...

from Unreachableshelf

This is a later book in a series, and the review may contain spoilers for earlier books. In some ways, this book is the best of the later Roma Sub Rosa books. The story is compelling, and the device of following the two seperate timelines until they meet near the end of the book is effective. How...

from john257hopper

It was nice to return to my favourite Roman characters after 18 months since I read Last Seen in Massilia. There were a lot of static scenes in this one and jumping back and forth in time and I found that while a good page turner as ever, it didn't absorb my interest quite as much as some of its ...

from mamzel

Gordianus finds himself investigating the death of a young woman everyone called Cassandra since she was known for having fits and making prophesies. No one knew her real name or where she came from and Gordianus pays for her funeral. Amazingly enough, the seven most powerful women of Rome appear...