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Edward Turbeville

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The United Kingdom

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Mystery, Thriller, Classics

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agatha christie

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May 2014

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Edward Turbeville is a mystery writer from England’s ancient Forest of Dean.

His favourite authors include Agatha Christie, Evelyn Waugh, P G Wodehouse and Nevil Shute.

Edward is also a fan of the Classics, notably Cicero and Vergil. You can download his alliterative verse translation of Book III of the Aeneid from iBooks.

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Average rating: 4.56 · 25 ratings · 19 reviews · 5 distinct works

	Death at Delphi 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lock (Unlocking Book 1) 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Poisoned Vol-au-vent 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aeneid III in alliterative verse it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Pick – now on Amazon

My latest murder mystery, The Pick - the second volume in the Unlocking series - is now available on Amazon and Smashwords. It continues the story of lockpicking expert Perry, who lives in a narrowboat in 1980s Oxford. Rose returns after three years and is instantly mixed up in a murder mystery again. While Perry … Continue reading The Pick – now on Amazon

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A Day in the Life of Ancient Rome

by Alberto Angela

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Superbia et Odium (Latin Edition)

by Tom Cotton

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The Poems of Cicero (Classic Commentaries)

by Marcus Tullius Cicero

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