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Level 2: Mount Blanc (24 books)
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13/24 - 
Germanicus (Marcus Corvinus #02) by David Wishart
When Marcus Corvinus is summoned by the Empress Livia he fears the worst. But Livia has a favor to ask—Marcus must investigate the death of her grandson, Germanicus, which will soon embroil Marcus in a multi-stranded web of betrayal and deceit.
14/24 - The Sculptor (Sam Markhem #01) by Gregory Funaro
Killing Is An Art
In life, they were flawed. In death, they are perfect works of art--killed, preserved, and carefully molded into replicas of Michelangelo's most celebrated creations. Only The Sculptor can bring forth their true beauty and teach the world to appreciate his gift.
He Is The Master
FBI Special Agent Sam Markham has a reputation for tracking serial killers, but this artful adversary is meticulous, disciplined, and more ruthless than any he's encountered. The only clue is a note dedicating the latest "statue" to Cathy Hildebrant, an art historian who shares Sam's fear that the killing has just begun.
And She Is The Perfect Subject
In a quiet Rhode Island town, The Sculptor shapes his latest macabre creation, waiting for Cathy to draw nearer so that his message can be understood at last. And the only way to save her is for Sam to unlock a psychopath's twisted mind before his final, terrifying masterpiece is revealed. . .
15/24 - The Sacrilege (SPQR #03) by John Maddox Roberts
When a sacret woman's rite in the ancient city of Rome is infiltrated by a corrupt patrician dressed in female garb, it falls to Senator Decuis Caecilius Metellus the Younger, whose investigative skills have proven indispensable in the past, to unmask the perpetrators. When four brutal slayings follow, Decius enlists the help a notorious and dangerous criminal. Together, they establish a connection between the sacrilege and the murders, and track the offenders from the lowest dregs of society to the prominent elite of the upper class, finding corruption and violence where Decius least expects it.
16/24 - The Impaler (Sam Markham #2) by Gregory Funaro
A Killer Without A Conscience. The crimes are barbaric. The victims are found in desolate rural areas, naked and impaled on long wooden stakes. There are no clues. No DNA evidence. Just a message, etched over and over again on one broken body: "I have returned." Without Control. FBI Agent Sam Markham's last investigation ended with a serial killer's death and Sam's promotion. But back then, Sam had luck on his side. This time, the murderer's methods are evolving too fast, his bloodlust growing too swiftly. This time, no one is safe. Without Limits. With each mutilated body, new depths to The Impaler's brutality are revealed. And as the clues finally slip into place, Sam will discover how easy it is to cross the line from hunter--to hunted. . .
Series Finished ..... was a little confused with this book as it is apparently a prequel to the 1st one - which I didn't know - and so didn't make a lot of sense. Now I know it makes sense and was a good series
17/24 - The Lydian Baker (Marcus Corvinus #4) by David Wishart
Marcus Corvinus receives a letter from his stepfather Priscus, who has learned that the gold statue of a female baker, a gift to the Delphic Oracle in the 6th century BC, has reappeared and is on the black market. Marcus agrees to try to buy it, but finds himself caught up in a deadly struggle.
This book is marked, on goodreads, as being book #3 of the series when it is actually book #4
18/24 - The Temple Of The Muses (SPQR #4) by John Maddox Roberts
When Roman junior senator Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger has a chance to join a diplomatic mission to Alexandria, he welcomes the opportunity to temporarily elude his enemies in the Eternal City-even though it means leaving his beloved Rome. Decius is just beginning to enjoy the outpost's many exotic pleasures when the suspicious death of an irascible philosopher occurs, coinciding with the puzzling and apocalyptic ravings of a charismatic cult leader. Intrigued, Decius requests and is given permission by the Egyptian Pharaoh to investigate the heinous crime. What he discovers is beyond shocking. And when the corpse of a famous courtesan mysteriously turns up in his bed, Decius suddenly finds himself entangled in a web of conspiracy far more widespread and dangerous than he ever imagined-one that threatens to bring about the downfall of the entire Empire.
19/24 - Absolution (Anderson & Costello #01) by Caro Ramsay
It's twenty years since police detective Alan McAlpine has set foot in Patrickhill Station—and more than twenty years since he fell forever in love with the mute, faceless woman he called Anna as she lay dying in Glasgow's Western Infirmary. Daily he'd watched over her, and they had begun to communicate with each other, she by moving her wounded fingers. Her fingers could not tell the sad, unseasoned police cadet her name, however, or name for him the father of her newborn baby girl or identify the assailants who had flung the acid in her once incomparably beautiful face. Or tell him how she'd smuggled a cache of uncut diamonds into Scotland.Now McAlpine is back in Patrickhill, where he's been summoned to head up the investigation of a disturbing murder case. Two women—their arms outstretched, their legs together and feet crossed at the ankle—have already died at the hands of a man the press has tagged the Crucifixion Killer.With crimes in the present continually detouring both McAlpine and the elusive killer he pursues into an unredeemed past, the mystery in this steely, piercing psychological thriller is as gripping as its twists are surprising. And absolution proves to be extreme.
20/24 - The Memoirs Of Mary Queen Of Scots by Carolly Erickson
Queen of Scotland at six days of age, married as a young girl to the invalid young king of France, Mary took the reins of the unruly kingdom of Scotland as a young widow and fought to keep her throne. A second marriage to her handsome but dissolute cousin Lord Darnley ended in murder and scandal, while a third to the dashing Lord Bothwell, the love of her life, gave her joy but widened the scandal and surrounded her with enduring ill repute.
Unable to rise above the violence and disorder that swirled around her, Mary escaped to England only to find herself a prisoner of her ruthless, merciless cousin Queen Elizabeth.
Here, in a riveting first-person account, is the enchanting woman whose name still evokes excitement and compassion and whose death under the headsmans' axe still draws forth our sorrow.
21/24 - Sejanus (Marcus Corvinus #3) by David Wishart
Immediately after his father's funeral, Marcus is approached by two senators who want him to dig up some dirt on Sejanus, emperor Tiberius' deputy and likely successor. Despite the dangers, Marcus cannot resist the thrill of more detective work, and his investigations uncover a trail of treason, betrayal, and murder.
This book is marked, on goodreads, as being #4 of this series when it is actually book #3
22/24 - Singing To The Dead (Anderson & Costello #2) by Caro Ramsay
It's Christmas, and half the Partickhill police squad is down with flu. Not good timing, with a series of cyanide poisonings in the area, plus two small boys reported missing in the space of a few days. And then there's the monumental task of providing concert security for rock legend Rogan O'Neill . . . But for Detective Inspector Colin Anderson, the nightmare is about to get terrifyingly close to home. For a third boy has now gone missing - Colin's own son, Peter. The team race to find the boys before it is too late. But how long will it be before they realize the key is hidden in the lyrics of a rock song ? 'Tambourine Girl' by Rogan O'Neill?
23/24 - Saturnalia (SPQR #5) by John Maddox Roberts
Every culture has its wild entertainment, but the Roman Saturnalia is looked upon as the granddaddy of them all.
Roberts's vivid fictional account of the annual event takes place in first century Rome is a historically correct picture of excess, with the city's ordinary life shut down, all rules and most laws inoperative, and even slaves permitted to celebrate without restraint. At the same time, the noted family of Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger have reluctantly summoned the young playboy, banished to the island of Rhodes for his wild ways, to seek his help in solving a crime that touches them directly and dangerously. They need him to use his investigative talents to look into the poison death of a politically powerful relative and the suspicion that it is the man's wife who administered the dose. Decius, convinced she is innocent (of this murder, at any rate) looks further for the killer---a quest that leads him to a secret, banned cult of witchcraft being practiced by highborn Romans of both sexes. With the witches at his heels, Decius plunges into the maelstrom of Rome at the height of Saturnalia, and barely escapes with his life.
24/24 - Dark Water (Anderson & Costello #3) by Caro Ramsay
It was bitterly cold February in Glasgow. Hanging from a rope in the attic of a deserted tenement is the body of a criminal believed to have been hiding out on the Costa del Sol these last ten years. His face has been hideously disfigured. Investigating officers DI Anderson and DS Costello believe the dead man to be a suspect in a decade-old case.
Another mountain finished, great job!
Jessika wrote: "Another mountain finished, great job!"thank you .... am getting myself resupplied so can continue the climb up
01/12 - Housecarl (Aelfraed #01) by Griff Hosker
02/12 - Outlaw (Aelfraed #02) by Griff Hosker
03/12 - Varangian (Aelfraed #03) by Griff Hosker
04/12 - Wife To The Bastard by Hilda Lewis
05/12 - Next Victim ( Abby Sinclair & Tess McCallum #2) by Michael Prescott
06/12 - Dangerous Game ( Abby Sinclair & Tess McCallum #3) by Michael Prescott
07/12 - The Unfaithful Queen by Carolly Erickson
08/12 - The King's Gambit (SPQR #1) by John Maddox Roberts
09/12 - Mortal Faults (Abby Sinclair & Tess McCallum #04) by Michael Prescott
10/12 - Ovid (Marcus Corvinus #01) by David Wishart
11/12 - Final Sins (Abby Sinclair & Tess McCallum #05) by Michael Prescottt
12/12 - The Catalina Conspiracy (SPQR #02) by John Maddox Roberts
This climb might be a little tougher, 4808 m. Oh well here goes nothing, have packed extra woollies, replenished my food and water and stocked up on another 12 books ... see you at the top!