Arms of Nemesis: A Mystery of Ancient RomeRobinson, 1997 - 306 pages Gordianus the Finder - the large, eccentric, philosphical investigator whose famed skills and integrity have made him much sought after in Rome - is hired by Crassus, Rome's wealthiest citizen, to inverstigate the murder of the overseer of his estate, the prime suspects being two of his slaves. |
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