{"product_id":"9780312538958","title":"SPQR XII: Oracle of the Dead : A Mystery","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSPQR XII: Oracle of the Dead\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): John Maddox Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDecius Caecilius Metellus, this year's magistrate for cases involving foreigners, thinks he is merely visiting one of the local attractions of southern Italy when he takes a party to visit the Oracle of the Dead, a pre-Roman cult site located at the end of a tunnel dug beneath a temple of Apollo. But there is a bitter rivalry between the priests of Apollo and those of Hecate, who guard the oracle, and when the priests are all killed, the countryside looks to explode in violence as Greeks, Romans, and native Italians of several conquered nations bring out old enmities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis riveting historical series began with the Edgar Award–nominated \u003ci\u003eSPQR I: The King's Gambit\u003c\/i\u003e and has gone on to international success in thirteen languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Metellus puts his own life at risk in an exciting case that engages the attention of Pompey himself.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The 12th Decius mystery is as crisp and absorbing as its predecessors.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Roberts's 12th Roman mystery is a believable story of murder, greed, and the political nimbleness necessary to stay alive in ancient Rome. Sure to appeal to readers of Lindsay Davis and Albert A. Bell.” —\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312538958\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40637330489550,"sku":"9780312538958","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_dc38020d-25ec-46cb-ae67-626bdd23e56e.jpg?v=1639014760","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312538958","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}