![]() However, at the request (more like cajoling) of Lucius’s wife, Gelina, he agrees to wait until after the funeral to execute his plan. He plans to kill every slave in the household to set an example for other slaves in the area who may get the same idea. ![]() Crassus believes he already knows who killed his cousin – two runaway slaves who were inspired to join Spartacus in his slave revolt. In Arms of Nemesis, Marcus Crassus – the richest man in Rome – hires Gordianus to solve the murder of his cousin, Lucius Licinius, at his villa at Baiae. ![]() ![]() Now, I definitely want to go back and read more. It’s not the same period I write in, so I was not sure if I wanted to invest myself in the series. It is set in the late Republic, the time of Cicero, Pompey, and Crassus. It appears you don’t necessarily have to read the series in order. I want to go back and read the first one – not because I think I missed anything from not having read it first but because I enjoyed this one so much. This is the first novel I’ve read in the Roma sub Rosa series (featuring Gordianus the Finder), though the second in the series. In writing a novel versus short story, Saylor was able to do more to develop the characters and ratchet up the tension. It’s interesting how that works sometimes. I guess this means for me, the characters and stories work better as a novel than short stories. I remember reading a collection of short stories around Gordianus the Finder and thinking it was pretty good. ![]() I read this as part of my online book club on Goodreads. ![]()
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