{"product_id":"9781429908627","title":"Catilina's Riddle: A Novel of Ancient Rome","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Saylor rivals Robert Graves in his knack for making the classical world come alive.\" --(ortland) \u003ci\u003eOregonian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Engrossing...Ironic and satisfying.\" -- \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third in Saylor's \u003ci\u003eRoma Sub Rosa\u003c\/i\u003e novels featuring Gordianus the Finder. Gordianus, disillusioned by the corruption of Rome circa 63 B.C., has fled the city with his family to live on a farm in the Etruscan countryside. But this bucolic life is disrupted by the machinations and murderous plots of two politicians: Roman consul Cicero, Gordianus's longtime patron, and populist senator Catilina, Cicero's political rival and a candidate to replace him in the annual elections for consul. Claiming that Catilina plans an uprising if he loses the race, Cicero asks Gordianus to keep a watchful eye on the radical. Although he distrusts both men, Gordianus is forced into the center of the power struggle when his six-year-old daughter Diana finds a headless corpse in their stable. Shrewdly depicting deadly political maneuverings, this addictive mystery also displays the author's firm grasp of history and human character. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn first publication back in 1994, \u003ci\u003eCatilina's Riddle\u003c\/i\u003e was a finalist for the Hammet Award.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141771641072,"sku":"9781429908627","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429908627_p0.jpg?v=1763751225","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429908627","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}