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SPQR XI: Under Vesuvius (The SPQR Roman Mysteries)
by John Maddox Roberts  

Things are going well for Decius Caecilius Metellus. He is praetor peregrinus, which means he has to judge a case or two outside Rome. His first stop is Campania, “Italy's most popular resort district.” He and his wife, Julia,... Read More

Publication Date: November 2008
 
 
 



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SPQR X: A Point of Law
by John Maddox Roberts  
Decius Caecilius Metellus is moving up in the world. He’s won some money and glory fighting pirates in the Mediterranean and expects a speedy election to the office of praetor.
That all changes when a man he’s never seen before... Read More
Publication Date: May 2007
 
 
 



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The Princess and the Pirates (SPQR IX)
by John Maddox Roberts  
Dispatched to the Mediterranean to clear the sea of pirates, playboy detective Decius Caecilius Metellus is forced to humor an overenthusiastic Princess Cleopatra and decipher clues that hint at a larger conspiracy behind increasing pirate... Read More
Publication Date: January 2006
 
 
 



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The River God's Vengeance (SPQR VIII)
by John Maddox Roberts  
Recently elected to the office of aedile, Decius's new official duties include a probe into the recent collapse of a tenement building, an investigation that leads to the discovery of more than shoddy construction materials. Reprint.
Publication Date: January 2005
 
 
 



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The Tribune's Curse (SPQR VII)
by John Maddox Roberts  
When the Tribune Ateius, a fierce adversary, is murdered after uttering a terrible curse on the Roman empire, Decius Cecilius Metellus is assigned to solve the mystery amid the period's superstitions and volatile politics. Reprint.
Publication Date: April 2004
 
 
 



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Saturnalia (SPQR V)
by John Maddox Roberts  
Ancient Roman detective Decius Caecilius Metellus returns to solve the case of a woman accused of poisoning her powerful husband, a seemingly open-and-shut case that seems simple, until obstacles that Decius never would have expected begin to... Read More
Publication Date: October 2003
 
 
 



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Nobody Loves a Centurion (SPQR VI)
by John Maddox Roberts  
The murder of a powerful centurion finds playboy sleuth Decius Caecillius Metellus rendering his services unto Caesar by investigating the dastardly crime, in a mystery set in ancient Rome. By the author of Saturnalia. Reprint. 15,000 first... Read More
Publication Date: October 2003
 
 
 



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Hannibal's Children
by John Maddox Roberts  
John Maddox Roberts's alternative history Hannibal's Children is an interesting expedition to answer the question 'What if Hannibal of Carthage had succeeded in his bid to conquer Rome during the second Punic War?'

Roberts, author... Read More

Publication Date: March 2003
 
 
 



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The King's Gambit (SPQR I)
by John Maddox Roberts  
In this Edgar Award nominated mystery, John Maddox Roberts takes readers back to a Rome filled with violence and evil. Vicious gangs ruled the streets of Crassus and Pompey-- routinely preying on plebeian and patrician alike. So the garroting... Read More
Publication Date: August 2001
 
 
 



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The Catiline Conspiracy (SPQR II)
by John Maddox Roberts  
It was a summer of glorious triumph for the mighty Roman Republic. Her invincible legions had brought all foreign enemies to their knees. But in Rome, there was no peace.

The streets were flooded with the blood of murdered citizens and... Read More

Publication Date: August 2001
 
 
 



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The Sacrilege (SPQR III)
by John Maddox Roberts  
When a sacred women's rite, presided over by Caesar's spouse, Pompeia, is infiltrated by a corrupt patrician dressed in female garb, Caeciliuis Metellus the Younger, an experienced detective, steps in to investigate
Publication Date: October 1999
 
 
 



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The Temple of the Muses (SPQR IV)
by John Maddox Roberts  
Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger has been enjoying an easy exile on Rhodes, banished by his family for his incorrigible trouble-making. But he is recalled to Rome when they suddenly have a need for his peculiar skills. Metellus Celer,... Read More
Publication Date: October 1999
 
 
 
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