What didn’t you like about Scott Harrison’s performance? What other book might you compare Catilina’s Riddle to and why? I will read the books from the public library rather than buy any historical novel narrated by Mr. After less than 2 hours I simply turned the audio recording off. However the voice of Mr Scott Harrison sounds more like someone who should be reading contemporary dectective novels set in Miami or New York rather than ancient Rome. The author has an excellent grasp of Roman culture and his character development of Gordianus the investigator has been interesting to watch evolve.
I have read or listened to almost all of Steven Saylor's books with great relish. Would you try another book from Steven Saylor and/or Scott Harrison? He lives in Berkeley, California, and Austin, Texas. His writing has appeared in the Threepenny Review, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, and the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. He studied history at the University of Texas at Austin. Steven Saylor is a freelance writer, editor, and the author of novels set in ancient Rome. Shrewdly depicting deadly political maneuverings, this addictive mystery also displays the author’s firm grasp of history and human character. When his six-year-old daughter Diana finds a headless corpse in their stable, Gordianus is confronted with the deadliest mystery of his career. Against his will, Gordianus finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into a maelstrom of deceit and intrigue, uncertain of the dangers and even more uncertain of where his true allegiance lies. When Gordianus’ longtime patron Cicero attains his lifelong dream of a coveted consulship, he urgently requests a favor of Gordianus: his help in keeping watch on a radical populist senator, Catilina - Cicero’s political rival and a candidate to replace him in the annual elections. This bucolic life, however, is disrupted by the machinations and murderous plots of two politicians.
Vowing to leave behind the corruption of Rome, he abandons the city, taking his family with him. The year is 63 BC, and Gordianus the Finder unexpectedly achieves the dream of every Roman: owning a farm in the Etruscan countryside.
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