The Detective and the Toga

The Detective and the Toga http://histmyst.org Complete Guide to Ancient Roman Mysteries en-us Copyright 1997-2012 Richard M. Heli http://histmyst.org/miscellany.html#fern Wed, 27 Mar 2024 22:16:33 -0600 3/27 · Brief Introduction to the Roman detective novel by Ricardo Vigueras Fernandez is now available as an online text in English. 95-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/miscellany.html#dominus Sat, 16 Oct 2021 15:16:18 -0600 10/16 · Review comments for Dominus, the Steven Saylor multi-generational epic 94-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#hidingfromthepast Fri, 13 Mar 2020 21:33:08 -0600 3/13 · Hiding From the Past, the latest Pliny the Younger adventure from Albert Bell, is to appear in April. 93-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/miscellany.html#empire Wed, 11 Apr 2018 02:03:18 -0600 4/11 · Steven Saylor's next novel will be the third in the series that includes Roma and Empire. This next, non-mystery book is set to take the action to the time of Constantine. Title is yet undecided. It should probably be Imperium, but that was recently used by Robert Harris for his Roman book. Perhaps the publisher will choose Imperator or even Emperor. 91-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#thethroneofcaesar Fri, 09 Mar 2018 16:36:49 -0700 3/9 · Fourteenth in Steven Saylor's Gordianus series of novels is The Throne of Caesar. 90-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#thepriceoffreedom Thu, 11 Jan 2018 22:46:20 -0700 1/11 · The Price of Freedom will be 17th in the Libertus series by Rosemary Rowe. 89-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#theidesofjune Thu, 11 Jan 2018 22:46:17 -0700 1/11 · The Ides of June is 16th in the Libertus series by Rosemary Rowe. 88-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#thepriceoffreedom Thu, 11 Jan 2018 22:46:12 -0700 1/11 · The Price of Freedom is 15th in the Libertus series by Rosemary Rowe. 87-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#mementomori Mon, 08 Jan 2018 01:21:28 -0700 1/8 · Memento Mori will be the 9th in the Ruso series by Ruth Downie. 86-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#vitabrevis Mon, 08 Jan 2018 01:21:25 -0700 1/8 · Vita Brevis is the 8th in the Ruso series by Ruth Downie. 85-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#finishedbusiness Tue, 29 Mar 2016 15:16:37 -0600 3/29 · Finished Business, the latest Marcus Corvinus adventure from David Wishart, has appeared. 84-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#tabularasa Tue, 29 Mar 2016 15:14:59 -0600 3/29 · The sixth in Ruth Downie's Ruso series, Tabula Rasa, set at Hadrian's Wall, has appeared. 83-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/miscellany.html#harr Tue, 29 Mar 2016 15:11:10 -0600 3/29 · Robert Harris' Dictator, third novel in his recreated biography of Cicero by Tiro, has appeared. 82-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/short.html#illseenintyre Tue, 29 Mar 2016 15:01:54 -0600 3/29 · "Ill Seen in Tyre" is the title of a Steven Saylor short story published in the George R.R. Martin anthology, Rogues. 81-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#twelvemilesfromrome Sat, 12 Mar 2016 17:15:56 -0700 3/12 · Twelve Miles From Rome is a new novel by Stephen J. Kears set in Rome of 71 AD. 80-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/miscellany.html#murderinabsentia Mon, 09 Nov 2015 18:00:19 -0700 11/9 · Murder in Absentia is the new novel of a hardboiled investigator/magician set in a fantasy world based on Ancient Rome. By Assaph Mehr. 79-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#wrathofthefuries Mon, 20 Jul 2015 14:56:10 -0600 7/20 · Lucky number thirteen in Steven Saylor's Gordianus series of novels will be Wrath of the Furies, for October. 78-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#deadlyelection Mon, 20 Jul 2015 14:56:04 -0600 7/20 · Deadly Election, third in Lindsey Davis' Flavia Albia series, has appeared. 77-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#enemiesathome Mon, 20 Jul 2015 14:55:58 -0600 3/25 · Enemies at Home, Lindsey Davis' second outing featuring Flavia Albia, has appeared. 76-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/miscellany.html#robe Wed, 03 Dec 2014 00:08:14 -0700 12/2 · The German production company Zum Goldenen Lamm have acquired film and television rights for John Maddox Roberts' SPQR series. 75-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#theeyesofaurora Wed, 08 Oct 2014 21:33:08 -0600 10/8 · The Eyes of Aurora, the latest Pliny the Younger adventure from Albert Bell, has appeared. 73-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#numeriusmeridiuspulcher Sun, 08 Jun 2014 16:58:50 -0600 6/2 · Numerius Meridius Pulcher and the Case of the Not So Virgin Vestal, first Roman mystery novel for Jay Cardam, has appeared. 72-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#raidersofthenile Sat, 15 Mar 2014 14:58:17 -0600 3/15 · Raiders of the Nile, Steven Saylor's new Gordianus novel, follows immediately the events of his early years in The Seven Wonders. 67-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#pompeiihazardatbay Sat, 01 Feb 2014 21:39:23 -0700 2/1 · Robert Colton's novel, Pompeii: Hazard at Bay, has appeared. 66-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#thecyclopscase Sat, 09 Nov 2013 22:08:15 -0700 11/9 · The Cyclops Case, second Roman mystery novel by Alan Scribner, has appeared. 65-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#darkomens Wed, 02 Oct 2013 17:39:23 -0600 10/2 · Dark Omens is fourteenth in Rosemary Rowe's Libertus series. 64-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#deathintheashes Sun, 15 Sep 2013 10:53:24 -0600 9/15 · Death in the Ashes, fourth in Albert Bell's Pliny series, sees the detective voyage to the Bay on Naples, scene of his father's death. 63-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#theviperamulet Sat, 17 Aug 2013 12:10:27 -0600 8/17 · The Viper Amulet is to be a sequel in Martha Marks' series. 62-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#rubiesoftheviper Fri, 16 Aug 2013 13:54:05 -0600 8/16 · Rubies of the Viper, a Roman-era novel with a female protagonist, is the first from Martha Marks. 61-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/german.html#dasdritteschwert Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:40:15 -0600 8/9 · Das Dritte Schwert is an unusual group writing project helmed by Malachy Hyde and composed by nine authors. 60-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/german.html#dasviertebuch Thu, 08 Aug 2013 01:45:11 -0600 8/8 · Das vierte Buch: Tiberius Caesianus und der Nymphenmord and Rammsporn: Tiberius Caesianus und die Geistergaleere by Peter Lichtenberger have appeared. 59-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/german.html#jungstirbtwendiegoetterliebentempels Thu, 08 Aug 2013 00:19:24 -0600 8/8 · Jung stirbt, wen die Götter lieben, by Karola Hagemann and Ilka Stitz has appeared. Second in the series. 58-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#semperfidelis Tue, 06 Aug 2013 21:05:49 -0600 8/6 · The fifth in Ruth Downie's Ruso series, Semper Fidelis, has appeared. 57-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#solidcitizens Mon, 05 Aug 2013 23:51:31 -0600 8/5 · Solid Citizens, fourteenth in the Corvinus series by David Wishart, has appeared in the UK and is slated for a November release in the US. 56-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/miscellany.html#betraythenight Sat, 03 Aug 2013 19:43:56 -0600 8/3 · Betray the Night by Benita Kane Jaro employs some elements of mystery as the wife of Ovid searches for the reasons behind his exile. 55-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/miscellany.html#ovid Sat, 03 Aug 2013 19:42:43 -0600 8/3 · Two thousand years of solitude: exile after Ovid includes a Helen Lovatt essay, "The Mystery of Ovid's Exile: Ovid and the Roman detectives". discussing two Roman mystery novels connected with Ovid. 54-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#pompeiihazardatbay Wed, 24 Jul 2013 19:28:46 -0600 7/24 · Robert Colton has announced plans for two future novels: Pompeii: Hazard at Bay and Pompeii: Pluto's Maze 53-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/anthologies.html#rometoalexandria Wed, 24 Jul 2013 19:28:44 -0600 7/24 · Rome to Alexandria is the title of Robert Colton's anthology of short stories featuring his detective, Marcellus Gracchus. 52-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#pompeiiaconspiracyamongfriends Wed, 24 Jul 2013 17:23:05 -0600 7/24 · Robert Colton's Pompeii: A Conspiracy Among Friends has appeared. Second in the series, it follows closely on the events on the previous volume. 51-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#pompeiiataleofmurder Wed, 24 Jul 2013 17:23:03 -0600 7/24 · Robert Colton's first Roman mystery novel, Pompeii: A Tale of Murder in Ancient Rome, has appeared. Unusually, it is not set at the Plinian eruption, but in an earlier period. 50-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#thebullslayer Wed, 24 Jul 2013 12:44:34 -0600 7/24 · Bruce Macbain's second Pliny mystery, Bull Slayer, has appeared. 49-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#idesofapril Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:06:40 -0600 4/28 · Lindsey Davis returns with Ides of April, the story of Falco's daughter's investigations in Rome. 47-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/anthologies.html#downthesestrangestreets Wed, 02 Jan 2013 17:28:02 -0700 1/2 · Down these Strange Streets, containing "Beware the Snake" by John Maddox Roberts and "Styx and Stones" by Steven Saylor, has appeared in paperback. 45-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#getoutordie Sat, 20 Oct 2012 11:04:43 -0600 10/20 · Get Out or Die by Jane Finnis has been re-printed in paperback as Shadows in the Night. 44-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/excerpt.html#pompeii Sun, 07 Oct 2012 14:42:13 -0600 10/7 · Excerpt from Pompeii by Robert Harris 43-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#thejuliuscaesarmurdercase Sat, 06 Oct 2012 15:37:32 -0600 10/6 · See the cover of the very first Roman mystery novel, The Julius Caesar Murder Case by Wallace Irwin. 42-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#masterandgod Sat, 29 Sep 2012 13:27:10 -0600 9/29 · In Master and God Lindsey Davis moves to Emperor Domitian and the conspiracies surrounding his reign. 41-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#marstheavenger Sun, 23 Sep 2012 12:52:50 -0600 9/23 · Mars the Avenger is the first Roman mystery novel by Alan Scribner 40-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/short.html#otemporaomoresolympiad Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:18:14 -0600 8/29 · "O Tempora! O Mores! Olympiad!" by Steven Saylor has appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. 39-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/short.html#thereturnofthemummy Wed, 29 Aug 2012 22:18:12 -0600 8/29 · "The Return of the Mummy" by Steven Saylor has appeared in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. 38-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#thesevenwonders Sat, 18 Aug 2012 21:54:11 -0600 8/18 · The Seven Wonders is Steven Saylor's new novel of Gordianus' younger days. 37-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/miscellany.html#arenaderaertze Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:50:50 -0600 3/24 · Arena der Ärzte is a second German language thriller from Susanne Cho. 36-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#dangerinthewind Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:54:05 +0000 3/19 · Danger in the Wind, 4th in Jane Finnis' series, has appeared. 35-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/miscellany.html#thecorpusconundrum Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:54:05 +0000 3/19 · The Corpus Conundrum, third in Albert Bell's Pliny series, has appeared. 33-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#allroadsleadtomurder Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:54:05 +0000 3/19 · All Roads Lead to Murder, first in Albert Bell's Pliny series. 32-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/short.html#somethingtodowithdiana Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:49:00 -0700 12/20 · "Something to Do with Diana" is the Saylor 7 Wonders story set at the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus. 31-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/short.html#bewarethesnake Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:48:57 -0700 12/10 · "Beware the Snake" is a John Maddox Roberts story set in Rome during the third year of Caesar's dictatorship. 30-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/short.html#styxandstones Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:48:54 -0700 12/9 · "Styx and Stones" is a Steven Saylor/Gordianus story set in ancient Babylon. 29-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/short.html#thewidowsofhalicarnassus Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:48:48 -0700 7/22 · "The Widows of Halicarnassus", by Steven Saylor is another in the seven wonders series, set at the famous Mausoleum. 27-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/short.html#thewitchofcorinth Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:48:45 -0700 7/21 · "The Witch of Corinth" by Steven Saylor is another in the seven wonders series, but does not include a wonder. 26-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/profiles.html#sayl Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:48:38 -0700 7/19 · Steven Saylor will have three more stories in the seven wonders series published in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine. 24-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/short.html#themonumentalgaul Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:48:34 -0700 7/18 · "The Monumental Gaul" is a new short story from Steven Saylor, part of a seven wonders series. In seven stories the young Gordianus will visit each of the wonders. Later these will be massaged into a novel containing all of the tales. 23-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/miscellany.html#thecorpusconundrum Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:48:31 -0700 7/16 · The Corpus Conundrum third in Albert Bell's Pliny series, is to appear in November. 22-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#dangerinthewind Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:48:29 -0700 3/8 · Danger in the Wind to be 4th in Jane Finnis' series, slated for December. 21-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#romangames Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:48:25 -0700 3/8 · Roman Games: A Plinius Secundus Mystery, debut novel by Bruce Macbain, has appeared. 20-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#caveatemptor Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:48:13 -0700 3/8 · Caveat Emptor, Ruth Downie's 4th in the Ruso series now in paperback. 16-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#bodiespolitic Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:48:10 -0700 3/8 · Bodies Politic is the 13th in the Corvinus series by David Wishart (paperback at a new publisher). 15-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#sayl Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:46:50 -0700 4/27 · Many of the novels are now becoming available for the Kindle and Kindle 2, Amazon's new wireless reading device. For example, Steven Saylor's Roman Blood, Arms of Nemesis and Catilina's Riddle are on offer for under $7 each. 1-histmyst.org http://histmyst.org/english.html#deathatpergamum Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:46:23 -0700 7/4 · Albert Noyer has penned a 4th novel which is also the third in his trilogy: Death at Pergamum (publication date unknown). 0-histmyst.org