{"product_id":"the-venus-throw-steven-saylor-9780312539672","title":"The Venus Throw: A Mystery of Ancient Rome","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn a chill January evening in 56 B.C., two strange visitors to Rome - an Egyptian ambassador and a eunuch priest - seek out Gordianus the Finder whose specialty is solving murders. But the ambassador, a philosopher named Dio, has come to ask for something Gordianus cannot give - help in staying alive. Before the night is out, he will be murdered. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow Gordianus begins his most dangerous case. Hired to investigate Dio's death by a beautiful woman with a scandalous reputation, he will follow a trail of political intrigue into the highest circles of power and the city's most hidden arenas of debauchery. There Gordianus will learn nothing is as it seems - not the damning evidence he uncovers, not the suspect he sends to trial, not even the real truth behind Dio's death which lies in secrets - not of state, but of the heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steven Saylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0312539673\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780312539672\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/23\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Steven Saylor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994085196031,"sku":"9780312539672","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4a3dd9f7-046a-4a30-b05c-0f74555a0633.jpg?v=1683328046","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-venus-throw-steven-saylor-9780312539672","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}