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The Marathon Conspiracy

The Marathon Conspiracy

by Gary Corby
Hardback
Publication Date: 15/04/2014

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Nicolaos, Classical Athens's favorite sleuth, and his partner in investigation, the clever ex-priestess Diotima, have taken time out of their assignments to come home to get married. But if Nico was hoping they'd be able to get hitched without a hitch, he was overly optimistic. When they arrive in Athens, there's a problem waiting for them. The Sanctuary of Artemis is the ancient world's most famous school for girls. When one of the children is killed, apparently by a bear, and another girl disappears in the night, Diotima's childhood teacher asks her former pupil to help them. Diotima is honor-bound to help her old school. Meanwhile a skull discovered in a cave not far from the sanctuary has proven to be the remains of the last tyrant to rule Athens. The Athenians fought the Battle Marathon to keep this man out of power. He was supposed to have died thirty years ago, in faraway Persia. What are his remains doing outside the city walls? Nico's boss, the great Athenian statesman Pericles, wants answers, and he wants Nico to find them. What makes it all so ominous is that the skull was discovered by the two students of the Sanctuary of Artemis who are
ISBN:
9781616953874
9781616953874
Category:
Crime & Mystery
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
15-04-2014
Language:
English
Publisher:
Soho Press Inc
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
338
Dimensions (mm):
235x160x36mm
Weight:
0.61kg

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