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Adventurous Cleo and couch potato Cornelius live in ancient Egypt, where cats are worshipped like gods and goddesses. After Cornelius accidentally boards a boat departing on a voyage across the sea, Cleo and Cornelius find themselves in the faraway city of Rome, a place where dogs are treated like kings. ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsancient-Rome / family relationships / First-Person / Flavia Albia series / Private-investigatorComments Off on REVIEW: Pandora’s Boy by Lindsey Davis
A suspicious death and subsequent murder send Flavia Albia down a twisted path to expose corruption and betrayal in Lindsey Davis’s next historical mystery. First century Rome is not the quiet, orderly city that it pretends to be and in this environment, a very clever private informer can thrive. Flavia ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsancient-Rome / First-Person / Flavia Albia series / Historical / Private-investigatorComments Off on REVIEW: The Third Nero by Lindsey Davis
In 90 A.D., following the Saturninus revolt in Germany, the Emperor Domitian has become more paranoid about traitors and dissenters around him. This leads to several senators and even provincial governors facing charges and being executed for supposed crimes of conspiracy and insulting the emperor. Wanting to root out all ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviews / C+ Reviewsancient-Rome / family relationships / First-Person / Flavia Albia series / Historical / historical mystery / murder-investigation / Private-investigatorComments Off on REVIEW: Deadly Election: A Flavia Albia Novel by Lindsey Davis
In the first century A.D., during Domitian’s reign, Flavia Albia is ready for a short break from her family. So despite the oppressive July heat, she returns to Rome, leaving them at their place on the coast. Albia, daughter of Marcus Didius Falco, the famed private informer (now retired), has ... more >
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“There are rules for private informers accepting a new case. Never take on clients who cannot pay you. Never do favours for friends. Don’t work with relatives. If, like me, you are a woman, keep clear of men you find attractive. “Will I never learn?” In Ancient Rome, the number ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviewsancient-Egypt / ancient-Rome / class differences / Harlequin Historical / HistoricalComments Off on REVIEW: In Thrall to the Enemy Commander by Greta Gilbert
Cleopatra’s slave girl and an enemy Roman soldier… Egyptian slave Wen-Nefer is wary of all men. But she can’t help but be captivated by handsome Titus, adviser to Julius Caesar, even though he is commanding and intolerant of bold women like her. Their affair is as all-consuming as it is ... more >
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