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The Sacrilege (SPQR) | 
 enlarge | Author: John Maddox Roberts
Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur
Category: Book
List Price: £14.95
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 150052
Media: Paperback
Pages: 256
Number Of Items: 1
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0312246978
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780312246976
ASIN: 0312246978
Publication Date: October 13, 1999
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Third in this Excellent Series February 26, 2007
J. Chippindale (England)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
John Maddox Roberts is the pseudonym of Mark Ramsay, author of numerous works of science fiction and fantasy, in addition to his successful historical SPQR mystery series. He lives in New Mexico with his wife.
There are more secret societies and strange rites than you can shake a stick at in the Ancient city of Rome, most of them admittedly for the male section of the population, but as in any other period of history the female of the species hates to be left out and so they have their own secret rites and woe betide any man seen taking an interest in these events.
Naturally when one of the women's sacred meeting is infiltrated by a corrupt patrician dressed in female attire, Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger is brought in to unmask the suspects. When four brutal killings occur it becomes obvious that the infiltrators are not just peeping toms and Decius enlists the help of a notorious criminal.
Between them the pair establish a link between the infiltration of the women's sacred rites and the murders and this leads Decius from the long rung of the ladder of society up to the heights of the upper class, finding violence and corruption along the way . . .
The Sherlock Holmes of ancient Rome is back... Marvelous!! December 13, 2000
P.M.Doralt@usa.net
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
When the decadent tribune Clodius is caught infiltrating the city's most sacred women's rite, who else but Decius Caecilius Metellus should be called upon to investigate the sacrilege that has all of Rome talking. As Decius begins to uncover a dangerous web of intrigues, four brutal murders occur. Decius knows his own survival is at stake, if he can't find the perpetrators soon. But readers familiar with the SPQR series know, this has never damped his irreverent sense of humor, which makes "Decius" stand out. During the past 2000 years, many explanations have been given as to what Clodius up to on the night of the sacrilege. John Maddox Roberts's story is definitely the most entertaining one. The level of historical accuracy is astonishing. The plot and the characters are utterly convincing. One can only hope that more of the series will soon be re-printed in English...
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