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The Graveyard of the Hesperides

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The Triumph of Caesar

Steven Saylor Β· 320 pages

Having obliterated the opposition, Caesar is now dictator for life. In the upcoming celebrations, Vercingetorix the Gaul is scheduled to be executed, as is Arsinoe, the sister of Cleopatra and Cleopatra herself is in Rome on a state visit, trying to convince Caesar to acknowledge their son as his heir.

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SPQR XIII: The Year of Confusion

John Maddox Roberts Β· 277 pages

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Ovid

David Wishart Β· 201 pages

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Caveat Emptor

Ruth Downie Β· 338 pages

In the far reaches of the Roman Empire, there are three certainties in life for Doctor Gaius Petreius Ruso: death, taxes, and angry barbarians. The hero finds himself trapped at the heart of an increasingly treacherous conspiracy involving theft, forgery, buried treasure, and the legacy of Boudica, the rebel queen.

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The Ionia Sanction

Gary Corby Β· 343 pages

Hired by Pericles to investigate the murder of a proxenos to Ephesus, private investigator Nicolaus discovers a sobering plot to invade and destroy Athens and rescues the enslaved daughter of a powerful diplomat and infamous traitor.

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The Thieves of Ostia

Caroline Lawrence Β· 152 pages

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The Strange Files of Fremont Jones

Dianne Day Β· 243 pages

Brave, resourceful, adventurous Fremont (nΓ©e Caroline) Jones is a woman ahead of her time. Hungry for independence, she's traded in her conventional life in Boston for a career as a "type-writer" in turn-of-the-century San Francisco. But Fremont soon discovers that her clients aren't always what they appear to be, and that in doing her job she's transcribing her way into a wealth of mystery--and m

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The Germanicus Mosaic

Rosemary Rowe Β· 275 pages

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The Limehouse Text

Will Thomas Β· 352 pages

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The Castlemaine Murders

Kerry Greenwood Β· 252 pages

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Bullet for a Star

Stuart M. Kaminsky Β· 192 pages

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The Spook Lights Affair

Marcia Muller, Bill Pronzini Β· 251 pages

"In 1895 San Francisco young debutantes don't commit suicide at festive parties, particularly not under the eye of Sabina Carpenter. But Virginia St. Ives evidently did, leaping from a foggy parapet in a shimmer of ghostly light. The seemingly impossible disappearance of her body creates an even more serious problem for the firm of Carpenter and Quincannon, Professional Detective Services. Sabina

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Petty Treason

Madeleine E. Robins Β· 320 pages

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Miss Caroline Bingley, Private Investigator

Kelly Gardiner Β· 368 pages

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Seeing a Large Cat

Elizabeth Peters Β· 432 pages

No villain is safe in 1903 Egypt as feisty archaeologist Amelia Peabody embarks on her ninth adventure.According to an ancient Egyptian papyrus, dreaming of a large cat means good luck. And that's just what Amelia Peabody could use, as her growing family matures in the new century. What's more, Amelia's dashing husband Emerson has received a mysterious warning not to enter the Valley of the Kings.

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A Quiet Life In The Country

T E Kinsey Β· 250 pages

"Lady Emily Hardcastle is an eccentric widow with a secret past. Florence Armstrong, her maid and confidante, is an expert in martial arts. The year is 1908 and they've just moved from London to the country, hoping for a quiet life. But it is not long before Lady Hardcastle is forced out of her self-imposed retirement. There's a dead body in the woods, and the police are on the wrong scent. Lady H

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Jane and the stillroom maid

Stephanie Barron Β· 277 pages

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India Black and the Gentleman Thief

Carol K. Carr Β· 308 pages

"India Black's double life operating a high-class brothel and running high-stakes espionage for Her Majesty's government can take its toll. But there's no rest for the weary-particularly when an international conspiracy comes knocking; India Black is one of Victorian London's most respected madams-not a bloody postmistress. So when Colonel Francis Mayhew forwards a seemingly innocuous shipping bil

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A Mortal Curiosity

Ann Granger Β· 313 pages

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A Stranger in Mayfair

Charles Finch Β· 336 pages

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