The Chariots of Calyx by Rosemary Rowe
Libertus finds himself in Londinium at the invitation of the Roman Governor when news arrives of the brutal murder of Caius Monnius, the chief corn-officer. Libertus is asked to investigate but his enquiries lead him in disparate directions. Who is the guilty one? The keeper of the granaries? The sinister Calyx and Glaucus, managers of the best chariotracing team? Or Fortunatus, the handsome charioteer whose relations with the dead man's wife were reputed to be less than honourable? Not until Libertus finds a second corpse does he begin to understand what lies behind the corruption surrounding the interests of Monnius and the chariots of Calyx.
Rowe excels at drawing the reader into Roman Britain, effortlessly inserting historical context as well as clues An outstanding historical mystery writer Publishers Weekly - Publishers Weekly
Rosemary Rowe is the pseudonym of an author who has successfully published novels in another genre. Born in Cornwall, she lived for twenty years in New Zealand. A highly qualified academic, she has written more than a dozen best-selling text-books as Rosemary Aitken.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780747270997 |
| ISBN 10 | 0747270996 |
| Title | The Chariots of Calyx |
| Author | Rosemary Rowe |
| Series | A Libertus Mystery Of Roman Britain |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Headline Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2002-01-07 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
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