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Magnum P.I. in a toga? Long before Sherlock Holmes, Paul Drake or even Lassie, there was Felix, a magic wielding Private Investigator in a make believe Rome. Assaph Mehr has written the perfect murder mystery with a touch of who-dun-it, a little humor, danger and a LOT of food. No wonder they wore togas.
No, I’m not pointing fun at the author’s tale, I am marveling at how engaging it was. A son of a wealthy and powerful politician has been brutally murdered in a most painful way and his body is c ...more
No, I’m not pointing fun at the author’s tale, I am marveling at how engaging it was. A son of a wealthy and powerful politician has been brutally murdered in a most painful way and his body is c ...more
His father disgraced and impoverished, Felix the Fox uses his cunning and magical training to ferret out secrets for paying customers. When he's called upon to investigate the mysterious death of a young man from a patrician family, Felix finds himself in the midst of a black magic cabal with sinister intentions.
"Murder in Absentia" takes the tropes of the fantasy genre and combines them with the detective novel, set in a world that's based on Ancient Rome. The Roman-esque setting is fully reali ...more
"Murder in Absentia" takes the tropes of the fantasy genre and combines them with the detective novel, set in a world that's based on Ancient Rome. The Roman-esque setting is fully reali ...more
An interesting murder mystery taking place in a variation of the Roman Empire.
If you like books like Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was and the adventures of Master Li and Number Ten Ox then this is the right book for you.
It has a full and interesting plot, which follow the adventures of Felix the Fox around in his search for the truth - no mater how strange it may be.
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If you like books like Bridge of Birds: A Novel of an Ancient China That Never Was and the adventures of Master Li and Number Ten Ox then this is the right book for you.
It has a full and interesting plot, which follow the adventures of Felix the Fox around in his search for the truth - no mater how strange it may be.
...more
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