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Summary: Gordianus the Finder meets the richest man in Rome
Review: "Arms of Nemesis" is a Gordianus the Finder whodunit set in ancient Rome near the end of the Republic at the time of the Sparticus slave rebellion. The story is set eight years after Saylor's "Roman Blood". Gordianus the down-on-the-heels Roman detective is hired by Crassus, the richest man in Rome to investigate the murder of one of his factotums by slaves. However, if Gordianus proves the innocence of the slaves he may unravel his employer's political ambitions.Hard-boiled detective mysteries are pretty formulaic-Gordianus is soft-boiled Truth, justice and the Roman-way are more important to him then silver. This novel is Grisham-esque mixing murder, money, and corporate politics Roman style. Saylor continues to write well. His description of the Roman funeral rites, and the drugged Sybil were particularly good. His violence and action passages continue to be a bit weak. In addition, homosexual relations receive more development then straight sex in this story. I'm a little disappointed with the author's legerdemain to keep the murderer's identity secret until the end. "Arms of Nemesis" is good. However, it is not as good as Saylor's first novel "Roman Blood". Historical murder mystery readers will enjoy it for its accuracy and detail.
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Summary: Gordianus the Finder meets the richest man in Rome
Review: "Arms of Nemesis" is a Gordianus the Finder whodunit set in ancient Rome near the end of the Republic at the time of the Sparticus slave rebellion. The story is set eight years after Saylor's "Roman Blood". Gordianus the down-on-the-heels Roman detective is hired by Crassus, the richest man in Rome to investigate the murder of one of his factotums by slaves. However, if Gordianus proves the innocence of the slaves he may unravel his employer's political ambitions.
Hard-boiled detective mysteries are pretty formulaic-Gordianus is soft-boiled Truth, justice and the Roman-way are more important to him then silver. This novel is Grisham-esque mixing murder, money, and corporate politics Roman style. Saylor continues to write well. His description of the Roman funeral rites, and the drugged Sybil were particularly good. His violence and action passages continue to be a bit weak. In addition, homosexual relations receive more development then straight sex in this story. I'm a little disappointed with the author's legerdemain to keep the murderer's identity secret until the end.
"Arms of Nemesis" is good. However, it is not as good as Saylor's first novel "Roman Blood". Historical murder mystery readers will enjoy it for its accuracy and detail.
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Summary: Entertaining, for a while
Review: Arms of Nemesis is a generic murder mystery that happens to be set in ancient Rome. Saylor's descriptions of Roman habits and culture are interesting and some might even be accurate. They make the book amusing for a while. But after you realize they are there only for effect, you conclude that the plot and characters might just as well be in Pittsburgh. About half way through this book I couldn't help thinking I'd read it before, several times. If like a slightly different version of a standard potboiler, give it a try. If you want something unique, keep looking.
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Summary: Excelent Historical Mystery Novel
Review: Arms of Nemesis is a very good historical mystery novel. The history and mystery aspects flow together very well. There is also plenty of suspense. More importantly, there is real suspense in this novel. Additionally, the detective finds the clues in a consistently realistic manner. No fakey revelations here. This is important because this is the very first novel by Steven Saylor that I've found that lived up to the reputation that he has had as an excellent writer of historical mystery novels. The other novels by Saylor that I've read thus far have either been middling quality works such as Murder on the Appian Way or really dreadful expositions such as his most recent novel, The Judgment of Caesar. Arms of Nemesis is an excellent historical, mystery and suspense novel. If you have a need for some good escape reading, this is a novel that you should seriously consider.
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Summary: Excelent Historical Mystery Novel
Review: Arms of Nemesis is a very good historical mystery novel. The history and mystery aspects flow together very well. There is also plenty of suspense. More importantly, there is real suspense in this novel. Additionally, the detective finds the clues in a consistently realistic manner. No fakey revelations here. This is important because this is the very first novel by Steven Saylor that I've found that lived up to the reputation that he has had as an excellent writer of historical mystery novels. The other novels by Saylor that I've read thus far have either been middling quality works such as Murder on the Appian Way or really dreadful expositions such as his most recent novel, The Judgment of Caesar. Arms of Nemesis is an excellent historical, mystery and suspense novel. If you have a need for some good escape reading, this is a novel that you should seriously consider.
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Summary: Best book I've ever read!
Review: Arms of Nemesis is without a doubt the best book I've ever read! It is action-packed, mysterious, fun, and sentimental all in one. I would definately reccomend it to anyone looking for a good book to read. I had read Roman Blood before this, which I had thought was terrific. Now it (along with Saylor's The Venus Throw) is in second place only to Arms of Nemesis. Definate 5 star reading.
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Summary: Arms Of Nemesis
Review: Gordianus is back in Steven Saylor's second book in his Roma Sub Rosa series of Ancient Rome. I found the character Marcus Crassus well pleasing in his no nonsense and heavy handed way that he portarys himself. The other characters are well thouht out to add to the story. I like character Gordianus all the more because of his nature, His adopted son Eco adds to the story by helping his father in his investigation. The story moves very well and keeps you guessing as to how Gordianus will solve the mystery, even the ending has Gordianus thinking he has the answer to the murder.
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Summary: Cultural Glance at its Peak
Review: Gordianus the Finder is hired by the richest man in Rome, Marcus Crassus, to find the murderer of his cousin, Lucius Licinius. Most clues point towards the two runaway slaves. Therefore, Crassus is instituting the ancient Roman law of killing all of the rest of the household slaves. Will Gordianus solve the murder in time? Steven Saylor did an excellent job maintaining historical authenticity throughout his work while still keeping it extremely interesting. The cultural descriptions were flawless while he simultaneously supplied varying points of view from the separate classes of people. The one flaw that I found however was the minimalistic references to the Spartacus rebellion occurring simultaneously.
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Summary: Cultural Glance at its Peak
Review: Gordianus the Finder is hired by the richest man in Rome, Marcus Crassus, to find the murderer of his cousin, Lucius Licinius. Most clues point towards the two runaway slaves. Therefore, Crassus is instituting the ancient Roman law of killing all of the rest of the household slaves. Will Gordianus solve the murder in time? Steven Saylor did an excellent job maintaining historical authenticity throughout his work while still keeping it extremely interesting. The cultural descriptions were flawless while he simultaneously supplied varying points of view from the separate classes of people. The one flaw that I found however was the minimalistic references to the Spartacus rebellion occurring simultaneously.
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Summary: Really exciting book
Review: I am in a latin class and my teacher has given us steven saylor and this is the best one yet, please read it and trust me you will enjoy it.
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