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Roman blood is first and foremost a mystery, and the detective is gordinius the finder, a roman citizen who is often hired to find truth. Ciceros client sextus roscius filius is accused of killing his father, a wealthy landowner. Gordianus the finder is a private investigator working around 56 b. Steven has also written contemporary standalone titles. Buy roman blood by steven saylor from waterstones today. Roma sub rosa series by steven saylor fast download. Editions of roman blood by steven saylor goodreads. The phrase roma sub rosa means, in latin, rome under the rose. Spanning a thousand years, and following the shifting fortunes of two families though the ages, this is the epic saga of rome, the city and its people.
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Roman blood is the first book in steven saylor s longrunning mystery series featuring ancient roman detective gordianus the finder. From the papers of marcus tullius cicero comes this first novel, a fictionalization of the immortal roman orators first important casehis defense of wellheeled farmer sextus roscius on the charge of killing his bated father. He has been with his partner richard since 1976, splitting their time between california and texas. Over the next two years, robinson will publish the whole series five novels to date in the uk.
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