{"product_id":"spqr-i-john-roberts-9780312277055","title":"Spqr I: The King's Gambit: A Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlackmail, corruption, treachery, murder--the glory that was Rome.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this Edgar Award-nominated mystery, John Maddox Roberts takes readers back to a Rome filled with violence and evil. Vicious gangs ruled the streets of Crassus and Pompey, routinely preying on plebeian and patrician alike, so the garroting of a lowly ex-slaved and the disembowelment of a foreign merchant in the dangerous Subura district seemed of little consequence to the Roman hierarchy. But Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger--highborn commander of the local \u003ci\u003evigiles\u003c\/i\u003e--was determined to investigate. Despite official apathy, brazen bribes, and sinister threates, Decius uncovers a world of corruption at the highest levels of his government that threatens to destroy him and the government he serves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Maddox Roberts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312277059\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312277055\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Minotaur Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/24\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"John Maddox Roberts","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43987283149055,"sku":"9780312277055","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cda2ec25-add9-4946-9b87-fcfdf13d9ece.jpg?v=1683288057","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spqr-i-john-roberts-9780312277055","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}