The problem is that he’s not the only hunter.
With idealistic young Tiro at his side – shortly to be disillusioned about life in so many ways – Gordianus sets out to do what he does best: reading the streets, talking to the right people, following even the faintest traces to their logical ends. Cicero wants to find out the truth, and that’s where Gordianus comes in. His elderly father, also called Sextus Roscius, was found dead in a Roman alley on his way to a favourite brothel and, although Roscius the Younger was off in the country at the time, taking care of his father’s farms, he has been accused of masterminding the crime. And the man who wants Gordianus’ help is Tiro’s master, a fresh young advocate just starting out on his career, named Cicero.Ĭicero has taken on a case that no one else will touch: the defence of a man named Sextus Roscius, who has been accused of the most heinous of crimes, parricide. And this is why he’s surprised when a very well-bred young slave arrives at the door of his sprawling, shabby old house one morning, offering him work.
This is usually reinforced by the status of the go-betweens sent to deal with him. Gordianus has previously worked with some of Rome’s leading advocates, but he’s always been fully conscious of his status as persona non grata in polite circles. It’s 80 BC when we first encounter Gordianus, called the Finder, a man known in a certain section of society for his ability to find not only things but truth. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.Time to meet another pioneering Roman detective, this one operating some decades earlier than Lindsey Davis’s engaging Falco. The highly regarded first book in Steven Saylor's Gordianus series which is being reissued with brand new covers to tie-in with the highly successful look of Roma and Empire. But even Gordianus is not prepared for the spectacularly dangerous fireworks that attend the resolution of this ugly, delicate case. Gordianus agrees to investigate the crime - in a society fire with deceit, betrayl and conspiracy, where neither citizen nor slave can be trusted to speak the truth. His client is Umbrian landowner, Sextus Roscius, accused of the unforgivable: the murder of his own father. On an unseasonably warm spring morning in 80BC, Gordianus the Finder is summoned to the house of Cicero, a young advocate and orator preparing his first important case. A thrilling puzzle from the ancient world with real historical characters and based on a case in Cicero's Orations - Roman Blood is a perfect blend of mystery and history by a brilliant storyteller.
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