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Seven For A Secret Author: Mary Reed and Eric Mayer Published: April 15, 2008 by Poisoned Pen Press Series Name: John the Eunuch Category: historical mystery Main Character: John, Lord Chamberlain to Emperor Justinian I John has long been in the habit of airing his thoughts to Zoe, the little girl depicted in the mosaic on his study wall. One day he meets a woman claiming to be the model for the child, but the next time he sees her she is a battered, red-dyed corpse. John's quest to discover the woman's identity and bring her murderer to justice leads him into the noise and smoke of the artisans' quarter of Constantinople where he encounters aristocrats banished from court, actresses, beggars, a sundial maker who fears sunlight, and a beggar whose miraculous cure involved a cartload of melons. Click for more info. |
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Six For Gold Author: Mary Reed and Eric Mayer Published: November 1, 2005 by Poisoned Pen Press Series Name: John the Eunuch Category: historical mystery Main Character: John, Lord Chamberlain to Emperor Justinian I John is accused of murdering a senator in the Hippodrome at Constantinople. Before he can defend himself, Emperor Justinian dispatches him to Egypt to find out why sheep are committing suicide in Mehenopolis, a remote village noted for its shrine to a snake god. There John meets a disgraced charioteer, an itinerant beekeeper, an exiled cleric, and a diminutive magician who is dueling with the local landowner for ownership of the shrine. Meantime, John's friends in Constantinople attempt to clear his name by discovering the real murderer. Click for more info. |
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Five For Silver Author: Mary Reed and Eric Mayer Published: March 1, 2004 by Poisoned Pen Press Series Name: John the Eunuch Category: historical mystery Main Character: John, Lord Chamberlain to Emperor Justinian I While a plague ravages Constantinople, a friend of John's elderly servant Peter is killed in the street. Peter claims to have been visited by an angel who revealed the murder to him. When John investigates, he discovers that the victim was not what Peter thought he was. In search of the killer John makes his way through a city filled with the dead, and with those seeking to deal with death, including a philanthropic lawyer, a court poet, and a holy fool who outrages citizens by dancing with cadavers -- not to mention literally dropping in on the empress while she is bathing. Click for more info. |
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