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This is set in the Ancient Roman Republic in 80BC, the time of rule by the dictator Sulla when Ceasar was young. The narrator and protagonist, Gordianus "the finder" is a kind of private investigator who is hired by a young Cicero to help his client accused of patricide.
I couldn't help but smile at our introduction to Gordianus when he's found by Cicero's slave Tiro. He favors the young man with a demonstration of his deductive talents very reminiscent of Sherlock Holmes when he meets Watson. B ...more
I couldn't help but smile at our introduction to Gordianus when he's found by Cicero's slave Tiro. He favors the young man with a demonstration of his deductive talents very reminiscent of Sherlock Holmes when he meets Watson. B ...more
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