Finished Business: A Marcus Corvinus Mystery set in Ancient Rome, by David Wishart
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Ancient Roman sleuth Marcus Corvinus uncovers a treasonous plot in this witty and intriguing new mysteryNovember, AD 40. When a wealthy consul’s wife asks Corvinus to investigate the death of her uncle, killed by a block of falling masonry during renovations on his estate in the Vatican Hills, a sceptical Corvinus is inclined to agree with the general verdict of accidental death. But his investigations reveal clear evidence of foul play, as well as unearthing several skeletons among the closets of this well-to-do but highly dysfunctional family. Who could have wanted Lucius Surdinus dead? His vengeful ex-wife? His ambitious mistress? His disillusioned elder, or his estranged younger, son? Or does the key to the mystery lie in the dead man’s political past? But when Corvinus’s investigations draw him to the attention of the emperor, a dangerously unpredictable Caligula, his prospects of surviving long enough to solve the mystery look slim to say the least.
Finished Business: A Marcus Corvinus Mystery set in Ancient Rome, by David Wishart- Amazon Sales Rank: #974534 in Books
- Published on: 2015-05-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.40" h x .50" w x 5.50" l, .64 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 224 pages
Review "This thoroughly enjoyable mystery is bound to keep Lindsey Davis fans entertained.” (Library Journal)
About the Author David Wishart studied Classics at Edinburgh University and spent several years teaching in schools and at University.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Wishart does do a good job of making it still have dramatic tension By ARG A few loose ends in this one, nothing dramatic just random pieces that bug me, but loose ends isnt really fair because they are in fact written off to luck or the spirits. Always difficult to read stories where the end is literally history and unmovable. Here we know that Caligula is killed by his guards leaving the games in the end and Claudius becomes emperor. Can't say the specific games or date was in my head but ending was obvious. Wishart does do a good job of making it still have dramatic tension. I will miss Caligula though he was a crazy mean man but he was always a fun interaction. As usual the plot is simple murder uncovers nasty pile of woe/treason and tada Marcus uncovers the lot at great personal danger. This though took that formula to new heights
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Corvinus and Perilla are the perfect couple for solving mysteries. By J. Lesley As Marcus Corvinus would say, this book was easy-peasy to read and I absolutely enjoyed it from start to finish. This is my first excursion into the world of Corvinus and his lovely wife Perilla in the days of ancient Rome so coming across modern language usage in a novel set during Roman times was a slight bit startling at first. Once I settled into it, though, it seemed like the most natural thing in the world. Naevia Postuma has come to tell Corvinus that her uncle, Nevius Surdinus, did not die from an accident, but was in fact murdered. She knows this because her spirit control, Alexander the Great, was very emphatic in bringing it to her attention. Now she wants Marcus to get busy and find out who the murderer is and bring someone to justice. With Alexander pulling the strings from the ether, how can Corvinus possibly refuse this request?This was simply a fun book to read. The character of Marcus Valerius Corvinus is written so he never takes himself too seriously, especially if there is the chance of a cup of wine (good wine would be best, but any wine will do) and his wife Perilla to help him sort out the tangles of all the political intrigue swirling around Rome. Surely he hasn't just uncovered a treasonous plot to assassinate the Emperor, or has he? And who is the mysterious man who saved him from the three attackers that wanted him dead? This story has plots within plots and twists that come thick and fast. Just when I thought I was on the right track I found that the road went nowhere and I had to back up and start again. And I didn't even get upset with the author for leading me down that blind alley. Since reading this novel I've learned there are many others in the series and I'm very grateful for that. I'm certainly hoping they are all as easy-peasy and OTT as this one was. If you demand that your historical mysteries be perfect in every period detail, this one with its up-to-2014 modern language usage might not be for you. If, however, you want to have fun while reading a novel, you've come to the right book.I received an ARC of this novel through NetGalley. The opinions expressed are my own.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Imperial business By travelswithadiplomat Marcus Corvinus is back for his fourteenth outing and this time he's tied up with the demise of Emperor Caligula. No spoilers there...it's a widely publicised historical fact. Ths time he's pulled into the sleuthing business by the forceful honey trap that is one Lady Naevia Postumia, whose ex-husband - Lucius Naevius Surdinus - didn't die from falling masonry quite as accidentally as the perpetrators would like to have Rome believe.At least, that's what her spirit guide, Alexander the Great no less, would have us believe. He might have a point because Marcus' subsequent reluctant investigations reveal a death that's tied into wider conspiracies at the very highest level. Of course, having established the death was a murder and produced a witness to the actual killer, Corvinus has to go find both motive and employer of the murderer. The family are good starting points what with the conniving Tarquitia, the young mistress of our dead ex-suffect consul who inherited a lot of property and money to the displeasure of Lucius Junior. Then there's the youngest son, Hellenus, who's estranged from his family and living as an "artist" in the slums of Rome. Add into the mix people like Gallio, the dead man's bailiff, Tarquitia's husband, Titus Otillius, a lawyer by the name of Venullius,All of this doesn't really provide any clarity for our sleuth and his usual adumbration with Perilla throws up more questions than answers.This means Corvinus has to examine further and finds himself investigating the political circles around Surdinus which leads him into the sphere of Cassius Longinus, just recalled to Rome by Caligula from his Asia governorship, the two Gaulish senators, stoical Julius Graecinus and oleaginous Anicius Cerialis, and one Valerius Asiaticus. Each of the four has an axe to grind with the Emperor, all of which leads our hero into a conspiracy theory that gets him beaten up, locked up, warned, and generally in a lot of 'furkling business' than's really good for him. As with all Wishart's novels, the immediate directions of thought, understanding, plot and action never lead us to the bigger picture until we are in the very depths of his book, so we stumble through alleys and tunnels of dimly lit ideas and concepts before emerging into the sunlight of the truth of what's really going on. Suffice it to say, this is a particularly satisfactory effort by both author and sleuth with a mystery that's confoundingly delightful to wade through. By the end satisfaction is guaranteed all round, especially as this is a novel where the nominal 'bad guys' seem to get away with everything in a manner that's...well....it's alright, to be honest. No sense of being cheated.Aside from the modern and irreverent vernacular like: "pukkah-sahib" or "pint of neat vinegar" that Marcus uses in these novels - something that normally has the historical purist in this reviewer spluttering into his coffee mug but chooses to be indulgent because Corvinus is a favourite read - there's a few typos that appear all too common these days since the advent of the e-book. For example, "communi-cation" "sena-torial quartet". There are some grammatical quirks: "bosky woodland" which is like saying 'red blood', the adjective describing the fixed noun. I liked the educational aspects in the novel. For example, a page or so explaining the word 'recension', time spent investigating the philosophy of Aristarchus, the etymology of 'phobos' and 'phobeisthai'.For all these minor quibbles and tiny footnotes of pleasure, I have to say that if you are a fan of Roman mystery novels - the likes written by Davis, Saylor, Roberts, Scott, Rowe et al. - then read the novels of David Wishart, especially his Marcus Corvinus series. They are a guilty pleasure on any day.
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