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The Song of the Gladiator (Ancient Rome Mysteries, Book 2): A dramatic novel of turbulent times in Ancient Rome

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Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Song of the Gladiator (Ancient Rome Mysteries, Book 2): A dramatic novel of turbulent times in Ancient Rome

Contributors:

By (Author) Paul Doherty

ISBN:

9780755307791

Publisher:

Headline Publishing Group

Imprint:

Headline Book Publishing

Publication Date:

12th May 2005

UK Publication Date:

4th April 2005

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Other Subjects:

Historical fiction

Dewey:

823.914

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

416

Dimensions:

Width 116mm, Height 179mm, Spine 26mm

Weight:

224g

Description

313 AD, and tempers are rising in Rome. The Emperor Constantine and his mother Helena are trying to make sense of the new Christian religion which is spreading through the Empire - but the Christians can't agree among themselves. Scholars are locked in a bitter struggle over whether Christ really was the son of God, and Constantine invites delegates from both sides to debate before him at his villa. Now strange things start to happen. Envoys from both sides are found murdered in a most macabre way. The villa is secretly attacked, and the Holy Sword is stolen. Helena calls on the help of her secret agent Claudia - that shrewd, unobtrusive detective - to untangle the dangerous web of intrigue. As she sets to work, the spy is also facing a crisis in her own life...

Reviews

Praise for Paul Doherty's other novels: 'I really like these medieval whodunnits * Bookseller *
A romping good read * Time Out *
Historically informative, excellently plotted and, as ever, superbly entertaining * CADS 20 *
This rich tale ... seeps authenticity and is written with wonderfully efficient style. A gem of an historical thriller * Huddersfield Daily Examiner *

Author Bio

Paul Doherty was born in Middlesbrough. He studied History at Liverpool and Oxford Universities and obtained a doctorate for his thesis on Edward II and Queen Isabella. He is now headmaster of a school in north-east London and lives with his family in Essex.

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