Germanicus by David Wishart
Marcus Corvinus feels his heart sink when he is summoned by Empress Livia. Age has not sweetened her and she's about as trustworthy as a snake with a migraine. But Livia has a way of asking a favour that is impossible to refuse - which is how Marcus finds himself investigating the death of her grandson, Germanicus. And uncovering a multi-stranded web of betrayal and deceit that threatens the imperial succession and even Emperor Tiberius himself.
Classic scholar Wishart. . provides ample historical color to smooth the slow journey to a solution. * Kirkus Reviews *
There's lots of action and a nice plot, full of suspense, to keep you going * Sunday Telegraph *
Like Chandler's Marlowe, Corvinus wisecracks his way through a weary world of murder and intrigue until he hunts down the truth. A taut thriller in which ancient Rome springs to life * The Times *
Praise for David Wishart:
Witty, engrossing and ribald . . . it misses nothing in its evocation of a bygone time and place'
There's lots of action and a nice plot, full of suspense, to keep you going * Sunday Telegraph *
Like Chandler's Marlowe, Corvinus wisecracks his way through a weary world of murder and intrigue until he hunts down the truth. A taut thriller in which ancient Rome springs to life * The Times *
David Wishart studied Classics at Edinburgh University. He then taught Latin and Greek in school for four years and after this retrained as a teacher of EFL. He lived and worked abroad for eleven years, working in Kuwait, Greece and Saudi Arabia, and now lives with his wife and family in Scotland.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340825310 |
| ISBN 10 | 0340825316 |
| Title | Germanicus |
| Author | David Wishart |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2002-05-16 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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