Three for a Letter: A John the Eunuch Mystery

Three for a Letter: A John the Eunuch Mystery
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High jinx in the imperial court mixes with lowlife in Constantinopleâ€™s mean streets...

â€œIf the perfect historical mystery is one that uses the past to let us see the present from a new angle, then this is darned close to being the perfect historical mystery.â€â€”Booklist (starred review for Two for Joy)

It is 539 AD and as the reconquest of Italy draws toward its close, a pair of eight-year old twins descended from the last Ostrogothic king have become valuable pawns in Emperor Justinianâ€™s plans to restore the glory of Rome. Unfortunately, during the performance of a play at a banquet honoring the two young diplomatic hostages, death makes an entrance and claims one brother.

Then Empress Theodoraâ€™s favorite mime vanishes and John, Lord Chamberlain to Justinian, is ordered to find both the missing mime and the murderer.

In this third John the Eunuch novel, his investigations are hampered by squabbling courtiers, servants harboring social ambitions, an eccentric host, and an egotistic inventor, not to mention the complications posed by a herd of prophesying goats and a protective whale. His friends the Mithran Anatolius and the excubitor captain Felix only add to Johnâ€™s worries when they fall under the spell of two ambitious women. Can the trio avoid Theodoraâ€™s wrath as they work to protect a child and stop a heartless killer? It is uncertain whether the solution lies within the villa where all have assembled or back in Constantinopleâ€”or in some other world altogether.
Country USA
Brand Poisoned Pen Press
Manufacturer Poisoned Pen Pr
Binding Hardcover
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781890208820
ReleaseDate 2001-12-01

Country	USA
Brand	Poisoned Pen Press
Manufacturer	Poisoned Pen Pr
Binding	Hardcover
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781890208820
ReleaseDate	2001-12-01

Three for a Letter: A John the Eunuch Mystery

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