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Ladataan... Food for the Fishes (Marcus Corvinus Mysteries) (vuoden 2005 painos)Tekijä: David Wishart (Tekijä)
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. My first exposure to Marcus Corvinus, the party-boy, 'purple-striper' amateur detective. Visiting his mom and his stepfather at Baie, the vacation resort, trying to save an acquaintance who is suspected of the dirty deed, Marcus is drawn into solving the mystery of the murder of a fish-farm owner. Marcus is an appealing character, and you just have to accept Wishart's Roman world as is. I'm trying to read as many of this series as I find. By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea -- Corvinus is visiting his mother at her vacation villa in Baiae, and murder (naturally) raises its ugly head. I read everyone of Wishart's series of Roman mysteries with pleasure, because of the appealing central character (and his interesting household), and because of the excellent recreation of the Roman scene. The later books in the series may not be as compelling as the earlier entries, but I happily buy them as soon as they come out. Trebbio was well and truly drunk when he bad-mouthed Licinius Murena, but 'in vino veritas', as the saying goes. So when Murena was found the next morning, drowned in one of his own eel tanks, not many tears were shed. Certainly not by Trebbio, who had just been booted out of his cottage by the landowner. Nor by the widow, a little stunner half Murena’s age who allegedly spent an inordinate amount of time under the doctor. Nor by his daughter or his farm manager. With friends like these, who needs enemies? Marcus Corvinus is the man to find out. With the help, of course, of his clever wife Perilla – if she can spare the time from her newly acquired passion for gambling. This is the first I have read by this author. The plot was good and the characters were interesting. But I couldn't come at the 1930's style gangster slang - it was really out of time and grating. Don't think I'd bother again. David Wishart produces great Roman mysteries from a part of Europe Rome never reached – just north of Hadrian’s Wall. Food for the Fishes is one of the most enjoyable of Wishart’s series about Marcus Corvinus, a young patrician, set during the reign of Tiberius. The interplay among Corvinus and the recurring supporting cast is one of the strengths of Wishart’s series. Perilla (his wife), Vispania (his mother) and Priscus (his step-father) are all well developed characters and each contributes to this book, which is set in Vispania’s seaside villa in Baiae, a favorite Roman resort for the wealthy. The mystery itself is delightfully plotted and the book is well written. I look forward to each installment in the series, as I do to those of Steven Saylor, Lindsey Davis and Rosemary Rowe. ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
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When Licinius Murena, wealthy fish-farm owner, is found dead, not many tears are shed. Certainly not by Trebbio, who had just been booted out of his cottage by the landowner, nor by his widow, daugher, or farm manager. With friends like these, who needs enemies? Marcus Corvinus is the man to find out, with the help, of course, of his clever wife, Perilla. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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Another entertaining entry in the series. ( )