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Lädt ... The Ionia Sanction (Mysteries of Ancient Greece, 2) (2011. Auflage)von Gary Corby (Autor)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. After a mysterious scroll warning of treason arrives in Athens and the only person who read the scroll is murdered right after he read it, Pericles hires Nicolaos to track down the murderer and investigate the origins of the scroll. This mission takes Nico across the sea to Persian-controlled Ionia. Luckily, Diotima is currently serving in the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus in Ionia, which will give Nicolaos a chance to see her again. Unluckily, Nico has no idea what to say to her since his father refused to give his permission for them to marry. ( ) "I ran my finger along one foot of the corpse, then the other, making the body swing with a lazy, uncaring rhythm." An Athenian official is murdered, Nicolaos, the main character is sent to Ionia within the Persian Empire.... If caught as a spy he'll be executed. Don't bother, the protagonist is whiny and the rest of the characters; even Pericles sounds like twenty-something...... I ended up not like the characters, despite the fact that the story had an interesting premise. The writing is simple and did not hold my interest..... I found the writing style & characters' voices to be incongruous with any type of historical style. Fast, furious, and fun exploration of family and loyalty set in Greek Ionia in 460 BC. Nico and Diotima must solve several murders, deal with the genius Themistocles, save Athens, and save their own lives. This is the second in the Nico series by Australian author Gary Corby. He does a decent job of staying with the political facts of history while employing a breezy style of dialog. I recommend this book for mystery fans. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Athens, 460 B.C. Life's tough for Nicolaos, sole investigating agent in Athens. His girlfriend's left him and his boss wants to fire him. But when an Athenian official is murdered, Pericles has no choice but to put Nico on the job. The case takes Nico, with a beautiful slave girl, to the land of Ionia within the Persian Empire. The Persians will execute him on the spot if they think he's a spy. Beyond that, there are only a few minor problems: He's being chased by brigands who are only waiting for the right price before they kill him. He must meet Themistocles, the military genius who saved Greece during the Persian Wars, and then defected to the hated enemy. And to solve the crime, Nico must uncover a secret that could not only destroy Athens, but will force him to choose between love, ambition, and his own life. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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