- Paperback: 184 pages
- Publisher: Wildside Press (April 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1587150816
- ISBN-13: 978-1587150814
- Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.3 x 1.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 277 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,850,724 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A Gaius Hesperian historical mystery novel!
A wealthy shipping magnate is murdered in his Egyptian mansion; several members of his family, including a son and daughter and his new young wife, had the means, a motive, and the opportunity.
But this isn't a contemporary tale—rather, it is set in the first century A.D., in Alexandrian Egypt, at a time when the upstart Christian believers are battling the established religion of Mother Isis/Father Osiris-Serapis for converts.
Enter Centurion Gaius Hespedan, a reflective and compassionate member of Emperor Nero's palace guard who, with his lieutenants and soldiers, is sent to Alexandria to solve the crime and apprehend the murderer.
Carefully researched for period detail, Dog-Headed Death includes members of the extended Memnon family, including the beautiful slave girl Sabella, the clown dwarfs Suchos, Horus, and Bubo; a Parthian spy; the Centurion's nemesis, Librarius Daphnis; the Apostle Mark; Bishop Annianus; and many other characters both colorful and authentic.
With a daring and romantic sub-plot, this is a fine historical novel as well as a fast-paced mystery!
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Well plotted, well written, very satisfactory First Century Anno Domini mystery. Ray Faraday Nelson tells the story of the murder of a wealthy shipping business man that keeps the reader avidly turning pages as Gaius Hesperian pursues the killer.Don't miss this one!
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This review is from: Dog-Headed Death (Paperback)
Well plotted, well written, very satisfactory First Century Anno Domini mystery. Ray Faraday Nelson tells the story of the murder of a wealthy shipping business man that keeps the reader avidly turning pages as Gaius Hesperian pursues the killer.Don't miss this one! |
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