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Rubicon by Steven Saylor6/9/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() While Gordianus copes with this treacherous mix of family and politics, a heightened frenzy overtakes Rome as it awaits Caesar's possible invasion. Infuriated, Pompey orders the sleuth to find the killer, insuring his loyalty by impressing one of Gordianus's relatives into his own army. In the midst of this turmoil, Pompey's favorite cousin and trusted courier is murdered in Gordianus's garden. ![]() Caesar has crossed the Rubicon with his army, and his rival, Pompey, the head of the Roman Senate, is about to abandon the city, leaving its citizens without laws and protection. But at 61, the wily Gordianus finds his survival instincts pushed to the utmost, for Rome is on the verge of civil war and all must be careful with their alliances. An independent thinker, Gordianus has freed his slaves, marrying one, and adopted several orphans whom he has raised as his own sons. Saylor's protagonist, Gordianus the Finder, whom Cicero characterizes as ""the most honest man in Rome,"" is an astute citizen and a detective for the Senate. Even readers not drawn to historical settings should explore Saylor's impressive series (Murder on the Appian Way, etc.) set in ancient Rome. ![]()
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