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Last Rites (A Marcus Corvinus mystery) | 
 enlarge | Author: David Wishart
Publisher: New English Library
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 57499
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Pages: 339
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Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.3 x 1
ISBN: 034076886X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780340768860
ASIN: 034076886X
Publication Date: February 21, 2002
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 A Clever Plot February 13, 2007
J. Chippindale (England)
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
David Wishart was born in Arbroath, Scotland. He studied Classics - Latin and Greek - at Edinburgh University and after graduation taught for four years in a secondary school. He then retrained as a teacher of English as a Foreign Language and worked abroad for eleven years, in Kuwait, Greece and Saudi Arabia. He returned to Scotland in 1990 and now lives with his family in Carnoustie, mixing writing with teaching EFL and study skills at Dundee University.
It is the day after one of Rome's many nocturnal rites. This one unusually is an all-female ceremony, the rite of the good Goddess. Strictly out of bounds to men. A body of a young woman with her throat cut is found, but is it suicide or murder?
Seenator Lucius Arruntius, hoping to avoid a scandal calls in Marcus Corvinus to do some discreet investigating. Marcus is aided in his investigations by by a feisty flute girl and because of the non attendance of men at the ceremonies, by his clever and beautiful wife Perilla. But this is no simple matter and it is up to Marcus to try to untangle a web of treachery and deceit.
 Last Rites January 5, 2003
Jon Kear-Colwell (Australia)
12 out of 17 found this review helpful
The story is written in a light and racy style that carries you through the story. Sometimes that style can be a little irritating which is the main reason for the four rather than five stars. The story line is well constructed with evidence of much relevent research. The actual mystery is complex and keeps you interested. It is a pity that the hero's wife is not more developed as a character as she is important in the detective work. The slaves are well developed as characters. The book is a good read and well worth the effort. The book shows a high level of craftsmanship. Recommended to those who enjoy historical detective stories.
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