num_pages: 400
description: On a chill January evening in 56 B.C., two strange visitors to Rome—an Egyptian ambassador and a eunuch priest—seek out Gordianus the Finder whose specialty is solving murders, but the ambassador, a philosopher named Dio, has come to ask for something Gordianus cannot give—help in staying alive. Before the night is out, he will be murdered.Now Gordianus begins his most dangerous case. Hired to investigate Dio's death by a beautiful woman with a scandalous reputation, he will follow a trail of political intrigue into the highest circles of power and the city's most hidden arenas of debauchery. There Gordianus will learn nothing is as it seems—not the damning evidence he uncovers, not the suspect he sends to trial, not even the real truth behind Dio's death which lies in secrets—not of state, but of the heart.
language: English
title: The Venus Throw
titlecomplete: The Venus Throw (Roma Sub Rosa, #4)
characters: Gordianus the Finder
genres: Historical Mystery, Historical, Roman, Mystery, Detective, Ancient, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Crime
ratings_count: 3288
places: Rome
series: Roma Sub Rosa, Gordianus the Finder - Chronological 
awards: awardedAt: 788947200000
name: Lambda Literary Award
category: Gay Mystery
publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks