Finished Business (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781780290638)

Ancient Roman sleuth Marcus Corvinus uncovers a treasonous plot in this witty and intriguing new mystery

November, AD 40. When a wealthy consul's wife asks Corvinus to investigate the death of her uncle, killed by a block of falling masonry during renovations on his estate in the Vatican Hills, a sceptical Corvinus is inclined to agree with the general verdict of accidental death. But his investigations reveal clear evidence of foul play, as well as unearthing several skeletons among the closets of this well-to-do but highly dysfunctional family. Who could have wanted Lucius Surdinus dead? His vengeful ex-wife? His ambitious mistress? His disillusioned elder, or his estranged younger, son? Or does the key to the mystery lie in the dead man's political past? But when Corvinus's investigations draw him to the attention of the emperor, a dangerously unpredictable Caligula, his prospects of surviving long enough to solve the mystery look slim to say the least.

Author: David Wishart
ISBN-10: 1780290632
ISBN-13: 9781780290638
Publisher: Severn House
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2014
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 8.66h x 5.70w x 0.92d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 09/08/2014
Library Journal 10/01/2014 pg. 67