John Drake
My latest is 'Death in Londinium' a detective story in Roman London. The inspiration was a ferocious Roman law, the Senatus Consultum Silanianum, which decreed, that if any slave killed his/her master, then every other slave in the house, innocent or guilty, was put to death, which could mean hundreds of slaves in the household of a millionaire. The law was a safeguard for masters in a slave-owning culture, a ghastly cruelty, and a damn fine premise for a novel!
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margaret migas
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John Drake:
I loved your Londinium series & your style of writing! Totaling engrossing and non-put-downable. I always feel loss when finishing such great stories, please don't stop using your writing gift. Can continue with more stories of our dear Ikaros of Apollonis/Morganus stories? Historical fiction is my all time favorite. I love history. I'm so glad to have found your books! Most Sincerely, Margaret PS: starting Fletcher
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