Germanicus (A Marcus Corvinus mystery)

Marcus Corvinus feels his heart sink when he is summoned by Empress Livia. Age has not sweetened her and she's about as trustworthy as a snake with a migraine. But Livia has a way of asking a favour that is impossible to refuse - which is how Marcus finds himself investigating the death of her grandson, Germanicus. And uncovering a multi-stranded web of betrayal and deceit that threatens the imperial succession and even Emperor Tiberius himsel...

By David Wishart
File Size: 932 KB
Print Length: 324 pages
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (November 10, 2011)
Publication Date: November 10, 2011
Language: English
ASIN: B005V223DE
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Marcus is back and the Empress Livia asks him to look into who killed the heir, Germanicus. Germanicus's death is a bit of an unsolved mystery - is it murder, if so who did it and why. Wishart takes a variant of the classic solution. Marcus and Pe

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