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A Bitter Chill

Jane Finnis

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English
Poisoned Pen Press
16 November 2011
In late December 95 AD, Roman settlers in Britannia are preparing to celebrate Saturnalia. Innkeeper Aurelia Marcella's plans for a peaceful holiday are shattered when her brother brings bad news. An enemy in Rome is trying to destroy her family by spreading rumors that they are plotting against Caesar. Her brother has lost his job as a government investigator, the mansio is menaced by a gang of native criminals, and when a party of rich, demanding travelers arrive to stay, their quarrels and violence spill over into Aurelia's household. Then the Saturnalia banquet, highlight of the festival, culminates in tragic death. The second installment in the Aurelia Marcella series.
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Imprint:   Poisoned Pen Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 22mm
Weight:   446g
ISBN:   9781590589700
ISBN 10:   159058970X
Series:   Aurelia Marcella Roman Series
Pages:   250
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for A Bitter Chill

.. .an enjoyable, convincing, and at times gripping read, a text where the setting itself shines as its most prominent character. With such a plucky detective and an amazing location...this series may be around for a long time indeed. -- Bloomsbury Review of Get Out or Die If that gaudy, blood-drenched HBO series Rome makes you want to know what everyday life was really like for the Romans who lived in conquered lands such as Britannia, Jane Finnis is the writer for you. Her second period mystery (after the superb Get Out Or Die ) again uses topnotch writing and research to get under the skin of Romans and their increasingly restive Brit charges... --Dick Adler, Chicago Tribune, September 2005 Finnis does a good job of interweaving several plot strands into a suspenseful and authentically detailed historical whodunit. --Margaret Flanagan, Booklist


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