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The House of the Vestals

by Steven Saylor

FictionGordianus the Finder (Fictitious character)HistoryRomeLarge type booksGordianus the finder (fictitious character), fictionFiction, historical, generalRome, fiction

Nine crime stories featuring Gordianus the Finder, a detective in ancient Rome who marries his slave. Part mystery, part a social history of the period from the end of Sulla's dictatorship to the Spartacan slave revolt.

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Book data: Open Library