{"product_id":"catilinas-riddle-steven-saylor-9780312385293","title":"Catilina's Riddle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Saylor rivals Robert Graves in his knack for making the classical world come alive.\" --(ortland) \u003ci\u003eOregonian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Engrossing...Ironic and satisfying.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe third in Saylor's \u003ci\u003eRoma Sub Rosa\u003c\/i\u003e novels featuring Gordianus the Finder. Gordianus, disillusioned by the corruption of Rome circa 63 B.C., has fled the city with his family to live on a farm in the Etruscan countryside. But this bucolic life is disrupted by the machinations and murderous plots of two politicians: Roman consul Cicero, Gordianus's longtime patron, and populist senator Catilina, Cicero's political rival and a candidate to replace him in the annual elections for consul. Claiming that Catilina plans an uprising if he loses the race, Cicero asks Gordianus to keep a watchful eye on the radical. Although he distrusts both men, Gordianus is forced into the center of the power struggle when his six-year-old daughter Diana finds a headless corpse in their stable. Shrewdly depicting deadly political maneuverings, this addictive mystery also displays the author's firm grasp of history and human character. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn first publication back in 1994, \u003ci\u003eCatilina's Riddle\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the Hammet Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Saylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312385293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312385293\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Minotaur Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.30d","brand":"Steven Saylor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994084638975,"sku":"9780312385293","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_351885a7-0bc1-4431-a311-e70622a5e7e7.jpg?v=1683328043","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/catilinas-riddle-steven-saylor-9780312385293","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}