New Releases by Steven Saylor

Roma, 52 a.C. Una fredda notte senza stelle viene all''improvviso illuminata dalle torce di una folla inferocita che, dopo aver occupato il Foro, minaccia di marciare sul Senato per darlo alle fiamme. Il motivo di quella sollevazione popolare è la morte di Publio Clodio Pulcro, amatissimo ex tribuno della plebe, barbaramente accoltellato sulla via Appia. E tutti puntano il dito contro Tito Annio Milone, il suo avversario politico, che infatti viene subito accusato d''omicidio. Tuttavia, assecondando la sua natura diffidente e indagatrice, Gordiano il Cercatore sospetta che la faccenda nasconda molte zone oscure e, poco prima che il processo abbia inizio, decide d''investigare, mandando così su tutte le furie Cicerone, che vuole chiudere il caso al più presto. Ma perché tanta fretta? Per evitare che scoppino nuove rivolte? Per timore che possa emergere qualche segreto imbarazzante? In effetti, grazie al prezioso aiuto del figlio Eco, Gordiano si troverà sulle tracce di una verità molto diversa da quella sostenuta in tribunale, una verità agghiacciante, che lo farà dubitare non soltanto del proprio ruolo di Cercatore al servizio della giustizia, ma anche del futuro della Repubblica...

During the Roman Civil War, as the forces of Pompey and Julius Caesar fight a series of battles in the provinces over control of the Republic, Rome itself is a hotbed of intrigue as those left behind wait for word. In this tentative and treacherous environment, a beautiful young seeress is murdered in the marketplace. Possibly mad and claiming no memory of her own past, Cassandra - like her namesake - is reputed to have had the true gift of prophecy and, as a result, she became a confidante of the rich and powerful. Gordianus the Finder, who had become obsessed with the woman and her mystery, starts to investigate her murder. As the political situation in Rome continues to decay, the citizenry veers towards ruin, and everyone waits for word out in the far off fields of war, Gordianus begins to peel away the veils of secrecy that surround Cassandra''s life and death. What lies underneath involves one, possibly many, of the most powerful women in Rome and the truth could not only put Gordianus''s life in danger but affect the very future of Rome itself.

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.

The "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Roma" returns with the latest installment in his critically acclaimed series.

Gordianus the Finder is called to a great Villa to investigate the death of the overseer by two slaves.

Gordianus the Finder and his ailing wife Bethesda travel to Egypt - Bethesda''s homeland - seeking a cure for her enduring, mysterious illness. They arrive as the Civil War between Caesar and Pompey is reaching its conclusion on its shores. Captured by Pompey, but rescued by Ptolemy''s men who kill Pompey for Caesar, Gordianus is caught in the middle of the struggle between Ptolemy and his sister Cleopatra, Caesar''s seduction by Cleopatra, and the dying days of the Roman Republic. When his wife disappears into the Nile, never to resurface, Gordianus must uncover the truth behind a series of mysterious occurrences if he is to find out what has happened to his wife, now presumed dead.

Harto del desorden y la polución de Roma, Gordiano el Sabueso se ha marchado a vivir al campo. Allí traba amistad con Sergio Catilina, conspirador en ciernes que quiere presentarse a las elecciones consulares con un programa radical y populista. La gran ocasión para que Gordiano, con la ayuda de su hijo, saque a relucir su talento, y de paso aumente su ya considerable fortuna.

Steven Saylor''s Roma Sub Rosa series of novels, set in the late Roman Republic and featuring Gordianus the Finder, has garnered unusual acclaim from readers and reviewers alike, establishing him as one of the pre-eminent historical crime writers. In A Gladiator Dies Only Once, the second collection of his award-winning stories featuring Gordianus, Saylor more than meets his own high standards. Set during period between the events of his novels Roman Blood and Catalina''s Riddle, these previously untold adventures range from twisted search for truth behind a threatening blind item in the Acta Diurna ("The Consul''s Wife") and a kidnapping and murder during the revolt of Sertorius ("The White Fawn") to the story behind Cicero''s discovery of Archimedes''s tomb ("Archimedes Tomb") and a perplexing domestic situation in Gordianus''s own home ("If a Cyclops Could Vanish in a Glimpse of an Eye.") These tales from the early career of Gordianus - when his adopted son Eco was still a mute boy and his wife Bethesda was but his slave - will delight Saylor''s many fans while illuminating the details of the ancient world like no other writer can.

Rome, 48 av. J.-C. Elle est belle, prétend avoir oublié son passé, est considérée comme folle et entre dans des transes spectaculaires avant de proférer d''impressionnantes prophéties. On l''appelle Cassandre. Le jour où, sur le marché du Capitole, la jeune pythie expire dans les bras de Gordianus, en murmurant " elle m''a empoisonnée ", le limier le plus célèbre de Rome décide d''enquêter. Sa curiosité redouble lorsque sept femmes parmi les plus riches, les plus éminentes et les plus puissantes de Rome, dissimulées derrière les rideaux de leur litière, arrivent à la nécropole avec leur suite pour assister à la crémation. Quel était donc le lien entre ces patriciennes et la mystérieuse inconnue ?

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Heading to Egypt in search of a cure for the mysterious illness of his ailing wife, Bethesda, Gordianus the Finder arrives in a country torn by war and power struggles, a situation that worsens when Bethesda vanishes.

Rome, 80 B.C. and Cicero is about to conduct his first important case, the defence of well-heeled farmer Sextus Roscius against the charge of killing his hated father. Gordianus the finder, hired by Cicero to dig up evidence, soon learns why the elder Roscius was lured to his death.

Menace stalks the sleepy streets of Amethyst, Texas, in acclaimed mystery writer Steven Saylor''s chilling novel of a young woman who goes home for a visit and becomes enmeshed in the search for a missing teenage girl. Menace turns to fear when layers of secrets and mistrust are peeled back to reveal a darkness deeper and more terrifying than anything the young visitor could ever have imagined. Duty and love of her wheelchair-bound grandmother compel Rue Dunwitty to travel from her new home in San Francisco back to the quiet little Texas town where she was raised. For Rue, arriving in Amethyst evokes the cozy comfort of returning to a safe haven where everyone knows her name and nothing ever seems to change. Then, in the window of the local grocery store, she sees a sign with a picture of a teenage girl and the question, "Have you seen Dawn?" Rue''s bittersweet nostalgia is abruptly replaced by a growing sense of dread. Dawn is the daughter of a single mother who recently moved to town. When Rue encounters Dawn''s twin brother, she is disconcerted by his precocious, brooding intensity. Also unnerving is the change that seems to have come over Rue''s old friends. Have they simply grown apart, or is there something more sinister at play? Then, late at night, Rue sees a strange light in the field outside her grandmother''s house, moving across the abandoned farm that once had been home to her father, from whom she is now estranged. In short order, Rue finds herself confounded by a series of disturbing discoveries -- about the husband of her best friend from high school days; about the intentions of the town''s handsome deputy sheriff; about her father, who moved away from Amethyst years ago but may have secretly returned; about her brother, who lives in Austin, but who seems to have taken a leave from both his job and his marriage; and about her boyfriend from San Francisco, who suddenly shows up in town and who seems not to be a stranger there. Atmospheric and grippingly suspenseful, Have You Seen Dawn? is a thrilling novel of brooding menace, devious twists, and startling surprises.

When the high-born populist politician, Publius Clodius, is murdered on the Appian Way, Rome explodes into riot and arson. All fingers point at Titus Milo, his arch-enemy and a friend of Cicero. The emperor calls on Gordianus the Finder to find out the truth.