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PublisherSourcebooks, Incorporated

ISBN-101590584945

ISBN-139781590584941

eBay Product ID (ePID)63462019

Product Key Features

Book TitleSix for Gold

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMystery & Detective / Historical, Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, Historical

Publication Year2012

IllustratorYes

GenreFiction

AuthorEric Mayer, Mary Reed

Book SeriesJohn, the Lord Chamberlain Mysteries Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight11.7 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"Set in plague-ridden sixth-century Constantinople, Reed and Mayer's captivating sixth John the Eunuch novel opens dramatically as John, lord chamberlain to Emperor Justinian, flees "excubitors" (i.e., palace guards) in the Hippodrome...Filled with quirky characters, including a bee seller and a magician, this fresh entry with its intriguing details of Egyptian culture reveals further depths to the most clever John and his family members. A helpful glossary rounds out the book." - Publishers Weekly, "Set in plague-ridden sixth-century Constantinople, Reed and Mayer's captivating sixth John the Eunuch novel opens dramatically as John, lord chamberlain to Emperor Justinian, flees "excubitors" (i.e., palace guards) in the Hippodrome...Filled with quirky characters, including a bee seller and a magician, this fresh entry with its intriguing details of Egyptian culture reveals further depths to the most clever John and his family members. A helpful glossary rounds out the book." -- Publishers Weekly, As usual the authors write precisely and gracefully, maintaining a perfect balance between historical atmosphere and old-fashioned mystery. The setting, sixth-century Byzantium, is still fresh, still full of wonders and weirdness. And, like Lindsey Davis' Falco series, there's an agreeable mixture of drama and comedy. Fans of the series will be overjoyed., "As usual the authors write precisely and gracefully, maintaining a perfect balance between historical atmosphere and old-fashioned mystery. The setting, sixth-century Byzantium, is still fresh, still full of wonders and weirdness. And, like Lindsey Davis' Falco series, there's an agreeable mixture of drama and comedy. Fans of the series will be overjoyed." - Booklist, "A busy historical mystery with an engagingly wry tone. Many detours, but getting there is most of the fun." - Kirkus Reviews, "As usual the authors write precisely and gracefully, maintaining a perfect balance between historical atmosphere and old-fashioned mystery. The setting, sixth-century Byzantium, is still fresh, still full of wonders and weirdness. And, like Lindsey Davis' Falco series, there's an agreeable mixture of drama and comedy. Fans of the series will be overjoyed." -- Booklist, The authors write precisely and gracefully, maintaining a perfect balance between historical atmosphere and old-fashioned mystery. The setting, sixth-century Byzantium, is still fresh, still full of wonders and weirdness., A busy historical mystery with an engagingly wry tone. Many detours, but getting there is most of the fun., "Set in plague-ridden sixth-century Constantinople, Reed and Mayer's captivating sixth John the Eunuch novel opens dramatically as John, lord chamberlain to Emperor Justinian, flees "excubitors" (i.e., palace guards) in the Hippodrome...Filled with quirky characters, including a bee seller and a magician, this fresh entry with its intriguing details of Egyptian culture reveals further depths to the most clever John and his family members. A helpful glossary rounds out the book.", "A busy historical mystery with an engagingly wry tone. Many detours, but getting there is most of the fun." -- Kirkus Reviews

Series Volume Number6

SynopsisWhy are sheep in a remote Egyptian village cutting their own throats'...That's the mystery Emperor Justinian in-explicably sends his Lord Chamberlain John the Eunuch to solve, at the very time John desperately needs to clear himself of accusations he murdered a senator in the Hippodrome. Mehenopolis, a pilgrim destination thanks to its ancient shrine to a snake deity as well as the home of the late sheep, is nearly as byzantine in its ways and undercurrents as Constantinople. Among suspicious characters John encounters are a pretentious local landowner battling a self-styled magician for control of the lucrative shrine, an exiled heretical cleric, an itinerant bee-keeper, and a disgraced charioteer. Meanwhile, in Constantinople, John's good friend Anatolius does his best to trace the senator's murderer. At stake are not only John's honor and his head, but also the family with whom he recently reunited, now in danger of being broken apart or worse., Why are sheep in the remote Egyptian village of Mehenopolis cutting their own throats? That's the mystery Emperor Justinian inexplicably sends John, his Lord Chamberlain, to Egypt to solve. Mehenopolis is a pilgrim destination, thanks to its ancient shrine to a snake deity. Among the characters John encounters are a pretentious local landowner battling a self-styled magician for control of the lucrative shrine, an exiled heretical cleric, an itinerant beekeeper, and a disgraced charioteer. Will John uncover what is really happening to these sheep? Are these slayings somehow linked to the murder charge of which John has frantically tried to clear himself?