{"product_id":"spqr-i-the-kings-gambit-paperback-1","title":"Spqr I: The King's Gambit: A Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Maddox Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlackmail, corruption, treachery, murder--the glory that was Rome.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this Edgar Award-nominated mystery, John Maddox Roberts takes readers back to a Rome filled with violence and evil. Vicious gangs ruled the streets of Crassus and Pompey, routinely preying on plebeian and patrician alike, so the garroting of a lowly ex-slaved and the disembowelment of a foreign merchant in the dangerous Subura district seemed of little consequence to the Roman hierarchy. But Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger--highborn commander of the local \u003ci\u003evigiles\u003c\/i\u003e--was determined to investigate. Despite official apathy, brazen bribes, and sinister threates, Decius uncovers a world of corruption at the highest levels of his government that threatens to destroy him and the government he serves.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Maddox Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e has written numerous works of science fiction and fantasy, in addition to his successful historical SPQR mystery series. \u003ci\u003eSPQR XIII: The Year of Confusion\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 2010. He lives in New Mexico with his wife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.4 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 24, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42134560538759,"sku":"9780312277055","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/439f37d9f3684d398d8ce9172dc26ef7_059fda1f-1cb0-4cb8-9998-52746fbe0dc7.webp?v=1732642714","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/spqr-i-the-kings-gambit-paperback-1","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}