Rubicon af Steven Saylor (Bog)

Forfatter: Steven Saylor
Sprog: Engelsk
Antal sider: 371
Forlag: Robinson Publishing
Udgivelsesår: 2011
A story of murder and duplicity during the Roman civil war featuring Gordianus the Finder. Caesar and his troops have crossed teh Rubicon and ar marching on Rome. Pompey his rival, is preparing to flee south with his loyal troops, leaving the city unguarded and ungoverned. Before Pompey leaves Rome, however, his cousiin and protege is found dead, garotted in Gordianus's garden. Enraged, Pompey demands that Gordianus discover and name the killer. With one son a trusted aide of Caesar and his son-in-law held as hostage by Pompey, Gordianus faces a personal crisis: he must learn the secrets of the dead man and reveal a murderer to protect his own family from being crushed by the opposing forces that will forever change the Roman world.
Titel: Rubicon

Sammendrag: “Rubicon” er en historisk krimi i Steven Saylors serie om Gordianus the Finder. Julius Cæsar har krydset Rubicon og marcherer mod Rom, mens Pompejus forbereder sin tilbagetrækning og magtkampen mellem de to ledere intensiveres. Da Pompejus’ unge slægtning Numerius bliver fundet garrotteret i Gordianus’ have, kræver Pompejus en hurtig opklaring. Gordianus presses fra begge sider: hans søn tjener Cæsar, og hans svigersøn holdes som pant af Pompejus. For at redde sin familie må han navigere gennem politiske alliancer, forræderi og skjulte dagsordener i en by på randen af kaos, samtidig med at han rekonstruerer Numerius’ sidste dage og afslører, hvem der har mest at vinde ved hans død.
Type: Paperback