Conspirata is the sequel to Imperium which I reviewed a couple days ago in this blog. Marcus Tullius Cicero rules as consul of Rome, but he’s immediately confronted by the murder of a young boy whose throat was cut and whose organs had been removed from his body. Cicero immediately realizes this a ritual murder done as a sacrifice. This ritual murder investigation leads to a large conspiracy to seize power and destroy the Roman republic. Harris captures the political scheming and the tangled electoral relationships among Rome’s power brokers. I hope Harris continues Cicero’s story. Once again, this is historical fiction written masterfully. GRADE: A-
I guess you sold us all with the other one, George, so we’re all waiting until we read it before we move to this! Thanks fro the second Harris review.
I enjoyed CONSPIRATA as much as IMPERIUM, Rick. The politics of the Roman Empire were dirty, indeed!
My favorite novel of ancient Rome is KILLER, by David Drake and the wonderfully talented Karl Edward Wagner.
You continue to come up with books I haven’t read, Drongo! I’ll be looking for KILLER now. I like David Drake and admired Karl Edward Wagner’s work.