{"product_id":"throne-of-caesar","title":"Throne Of Caesar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn The Throne of Caesar, award-winning mystery author Steven Saylor turns to the most famous murder in history . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt''s Rome, 44 BC, and the Ides of March are approaching.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJulius Caesar has been appointed Dictator for life by the Roman Senate. Having pardoned his remaining enemies and rewarded his friends, Caesar is now preparing to leave Rome with his army to fight the Parthian Empire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGordianus the Finder, after decades of investigating crimes and murders involving the powerful, has finally retired. But on the morning of March 10th, he''s summoned to meet with Cicero and Caesar himself. Both have the same request - keep your ear to the ground, ask around, and find out if there are any conspiracies against Caesar''s life. Caesar, however, has one other important matter to discuss - he is going to make Gordianus a Senator when he attends the next session on the 15th of March.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith only four days left before he''s made a Senator, Gordianus must dust off his old skills and see what conspiracy against Julius Caesar, if any, he can uncover. Because the Ides of March are approaching...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Steven Saylor\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e''\u003cb\u003eA compelling storyteller\u003c\/b\u003e, with a \u003cb\u003estriking talent for historical reconstruction\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003cb\u003eMary Beard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eSaylor''s scholarship is breathtaking\u003c\/b\u003e and his writing enthrals'' \u003cb\u003eRuth Rendell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''\u003cb\u003eThe most reliably entertaining and well-researched novels about the ancient world\u003c\/b\u003e [are] Steven Saylor''s tales of the Roman proto-detective Gordianus the Finder. The Throne of Caesar brings the series to a satisfying conclusion [and offers] a new, compelling perspective on familiar historic events'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Writing a detective story about one of the most famous murders in history is no easy feat, but \u003cb\u003eSaylor carries it off with characteristic brilliance\u003c\/b\u003e . . . \u003cb\u003ehe has made this era his own\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003cb\u003eIan Ross\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317443731838,"sku":"NW9781472123633","price":10.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781472123633.jpg?v=1778722068","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/throne-of-caesar","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}