Gary Corby

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The Pericles Commission

Submitted by Karen on

Author's Home Country: 
Australia
Category: 
Crime Fiction

Blurb from the book

Athens, 461BC.  A dead man falls from the sky, landing at the feet of a surprised Nicolaos.

It doesn't normally rain corpses.  This one is the politician Ephialtes, who only days before had turned Athens into a democracy.

Sub Genre: 
Historical
Special Interests: 
Ancient Greece
ISBN: 
9780143205913
Location: 
Ancient Greece
Athens
Series: 
Nicolaos
Publisher: 
Penguin
Year of Publication: 
2010

Gary Corby

Submitted by Karen on

Author Information
Corby, Gary

About the Author

Gary Corby has long been fascinated by ancient history, finding it more exciting and bizarre than any modern thriller.  He's combined the ancient world with his love of whodunits, to create an historical mystery series set in Classical Greece.  Gary lives in Sydney, Australia, with his wife and two daughters.  He blogs at A Dead Man Fell From The Sky, on all things ancient, Athenian, and mysterious.

Currently Reading - The Pericles Commission, Gary Corby

Submitted by Karen on

Book Title: 
The Pericles Commission
Author Name: 
Gary Corby

The first book of what seems to be intended as a series, THE PERICLES COMMISSION starts out with potential.  I can't remember any other book of this style that I've read that combines series, with a real sense of humour.  It's making Ancient Athens seem like a real place.

From the Blurb:

Athens, 461BC.  A dead man falls from the sky, landing at the feet of a surprised Nicolaos.

It doesn't normally rain corpses.  This one is the politician Ephialtes, who only days before had turned Athens into a democracy.

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