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Claudia Seferius #10
Widow's Pique
The latest adventure for the Roman sleuth and glamorous heroine of I, Claudia
When the King of Histria invites Claudia to visit, she assumes it's as a wine merchant. How wrong can she be? And, before long, all manner of assumptions are proved false. The more Claudia learns about Histrian society, the more deeply involved she becomes in the tragedy unfolding within it. Worse, why does no one believe her when she tells them she witnessed a murder?
When the King of Histria invites Claudia to visit, she assumes it's as a wine merchant. How wrong can she be? And, before long, all manner of assumptions are proved false. The more Claudia learns about Histrian society, the more deeply involved she becomes in the tragedy unfolding within it. Worse, why does no one believe her when she tells them she witnessed a murder?
288 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 2004
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Marilyn Todd
87 books45 followersMARILYN TODD lives with her husband on a French hilltop, surrounded by vineyards, châteaux and vines. As well as sixteen critically acclaimed historical thrillers, she's a prolific writer of short stories, most of which are crime, but range from commercial women's fiction to comic fantasy and all points in between. When she isn't killing people, Marilyn enjoys cooking. Which is pretty much the same thing.
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June 5, 2018
This eventful mystery is the 10th part of the cheeky "Claudia Seferius" series.
The tale is written once again in a very witty way, the storyline is well worked out, and the characters come all greatly to life within this delightful mystery.
Story-telling is of a very good quality, and our two main characters, the bossy and sensitive Claudia Seferius and her aristocratic Security Policeman Marcus Orbilio, come very much to the forefront as a love/hate sleuthing couple in this exciting story.
The mystery is mainly set in Histria, that's on the western peninsula on the Adriatic Coast in Illyricum, and its there that when Claudia sets foot in a town called Rovin, that she witnesses the murder of Raspor.
Earlier on in the story a little girl, eight-year old Broda, has been a witness to a murder in which she refers to the murderer as a Nosferatu.
After several more so called accidents around this same place Rovin, and Marcus Orbilio arriving there from Rome as Mazares's friend, Claudia with the help from Marcus will start to investigate these killings in a much more closely way.
What will follow is an eventful mystery with quite a few twists and turns, before the real culprit(s), one responsible of most murders and the other of one murder, are revealed to us in a most surprisingly and exciting fashion.
Really recommended, for this is for certain another exciting and enjoyable mystery, and that's why I like to call it: "Suspense in Histria for Claudia"!
The tale is written once again in a very witty way, the storyline is well worked out, and the characters come all greatly to life within this delightful mystery.
Story-telling is of a very good quality, and our two main characters, the bossy and sensitive Claudia Seferius and her aristocratic Security Policeman Marcus Orbilio, come very much to the forefront as a love/hate sleuthing couple in this exciting story.
The mystery is mainly set in Histria, that's on the western peninsula on the Adriatic Coast in Illyricum, and its there that when Claudia sets foot in a town called Rovin, that she witnesses the murder of Raspor.
Earlier on in the story a little girl, eight-year old Broda, has been a witness to a murder in which she refers to the murderer as a Nosferatu.
After several more so called accidents around this same place Rovin, and Marcus Orbilio arriving there from Rome as Mazares's friend, Claudia with the help from Marcus will start to investigate these killings in a much more closely way.
What will follow is an eventful mystery with quite a few twists and turns, before the real culprit(s), one responsible of most murders and the other of one murder, are revealed to us in a most surprisingly and exciting fashion.
Really recommended, for this is for certain another exciting and enjoyable mystery, and that's why I like to call it: "Suspense in Histria for Claudia"!
November 11, 2017
Excellent read
Funny, fast paced, and entertaining. Claudia and her cross eyed cat hopefully have many more adventures in store, and Orbillo is there to rescue them both.
Funny, fast paced, and entertaining. Claudia and her cross eyed cat hopefully have many more adventures in store, and Orbillo is there to rescue them both.
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