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John the Eunuch Series

12 primary works • 18 total works
John the Eunuch, Lord Chamberlain to the Emperor Justinian in Constantinople in 537.

Series also known as:
John, the Lord Chamberlain Mystery

Book 1

One for Sorrow
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3.43 · 404 Ratings · 50 Reviews · published 1999 · 18 editions
Byzantium, capitol of the 6th century Roman Empire…

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    Book 2

    Two for Joy
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    3.66     · 138 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2000 · 13 editions
    Reed and Mayer combine the scholarship of Steven S…

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    Book 3

    Three for a Letter
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    3.77     · 103 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 2001 · 12 editions
    It's 539 AD, and John the Lord Chamberlain finds h…

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    Book 4

    Four for a Boy
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    3.87     · 95 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2003 · 25 editions
    "In this captivating prequel set in sixth-century …

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    Book 5

    Five for Silver
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    3.95     · 74 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2004 · 21 editions
    The year is 542. While plague stalks Constantinopl…

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    Book 6

    Six for Gold
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    3.97     · 64 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2005 · 11 editions
    Why are sheep in the remote Egyptian village of Me…

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    Book 7

    Seven for a Secret
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    3.81     · 86 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 2008 · 29 editions
    Who killed the mosaic girl? As Lord Chamberlain, J…

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    Book 8

    Eight for Eternity
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    3.76     · 82 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 2010 · 21 editions
    In January 532, mobs ruled Constantinople, capital…

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    Book 9

    Nine for the Devil
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    3.86     · 76 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2012 · 17 editions
    The year is 548 and Empress Theodora is dead of di…

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    Book 10

    Ten for Dying
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    3.66     · 53 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2014 · 16 editions
    548 CE, Constantinople. Emperor Justinian, distrau…

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    Book 11

    Murder in Megara
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    3.67     · 48 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 2015 · 6 editions
    John, former Lord Chamberlain to Emperor Justinian…

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    Book 12

    An Empire for Ravens
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    3.86     · 29 Ratings · 11 Reviews · 5 editions
    Missing treasure, murder, possible treason... Empe…

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    Book 0.1

    Historical Whodunits
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    3.87     · 436 Ratings · 40 Reviews · published 1993 · 4 editions
    In the spirit of Umberto Eco’s The Name of the Ros…

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    Book 0.2

    The Mammoth Book of Historical Detectives
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    3.76     · 123 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1995 · 3 editions
    This companion edition to the highly successful Ma…

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    Book 0.3

    Classical Whodunits: Murder and Mystery from Ancient Greece and Rome
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    3.75     · 68 Ratings · 11 Reviews · published 1996 · 6 editions
    An anthology of 20 short mysteries set in classica…

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    Book 0.5

    Chronicles of Crime
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    3.29     · 14 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2000 · 4 editions
    This is an anthology of some of the contemporary l…

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    Book 0.7

    The Mammoth Book of Roman Whodunnits
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    3.92     · 142 Ratings · 13 Reviews · published 2003 · 7 editions
    A host of totally new stories written by some of t…

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    Book 0.2

    The Body in the Mithraeum: A Death in Byzantium Short Story
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    3.80     · 5 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2013 · 2 editions
    At the heart of what is left of the Roman Empire, …

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