description: In the year 63 B.C., Gordianus leaves behind the corruption of Rome and retires to a farm in the Etruscan countryside. His calm pastoral life is disturbed, however, when a newly elected consul asks him to spy on a rabble-rousing senator. Soon, Gordianus finds himself drawn into a violent power struggle on the eve of an election. Matters worsen when a corpse is found on his farm--and Gordianus must confront a deadly mystery that threatens his life.
language: English
title: Catilina's Riddle
titlecomplete: Catilina's Riddle (Roma Sub Rosa, #3)
characters: Gordianus the Finder, Marcus Tullius Tiro, Lucius Sergius Catilina, Marcus Tullius Cicero
genres: Roman, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical Mystery, Mystery Thriller, Detective, Ancient History, Historical, Crime, Mystery
ratings_count: 4118
places: Rome
series: Gordianus the Finder - Chronological , Roma Sub Rosa
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Hammett Prize, awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Dilys Award, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Gay Men's Mystery
publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks