{"product_id":"9780312599010","title":"The Ionia Sanction","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Ionia Sanction\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Gary Corby\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Corby has not only made Greek history accessible—he's made it first-rate entertainment.\" --Kelli Stanley, award-winning author of\u003c\/i\u003e Nox Dormienda \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e City of Dragons\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAthens, 460 B.C.  Life's tough for Nicolaos, the only investigating agent in ancient Athens.  His girlfriend's left him and his boss wants to fire him.  But when an Athenian official is murdered, the brilliant statesman Pericles has no choice but to put Nico on the job.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe case takes Nico, in the company of 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:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe's being chased by brigands who are only waiting for the right price before they kill him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSomehow he has to placate his girlfriend, who is very angry about that slave girl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe must meet Themistocles, the military genius who saved Greece during the Persian Wars, and then  defected to the hated enemy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd to solve the crime, Nico must uncover a secret that could not only destroy Athens, but will force him to choose between love, and ambition, and his own life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"Nicolaos'  sophomore mystery ... is abundantly appointed with maps, historical notes, a  list of characters with pronunciation assistance and bromides to open each  chapter. With action scenes, a colorful setting and narrow escapes, it reads  less like a whodunit than an adventure story, albeit a lively one.\" -  \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312599010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40594614812878,"sku":"9780312599010","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_0e03d38f-2cae-448b-a06e-0f711211fbec.jpg?v=1637812413","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312599010","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}