All Roads Lead to Murder: A Case From the Notebooks of Pliny the Younger
Brings to the reader the many cultures that were yoked under the politics and power of ancient Rome. . . The colorful characters, both fictional and historical, are well blended to reveal the sordid web of money, greed and ruthlessness hidden behind the facade of civilization. One hopes to see Albert Bell s Pliny again in the future. (This did happen. Second in the series, The Blood of Caesar, was chosen a best mystery of 2008 by Library Journal. Publisher's Weekly named the third, Corpus Conundrum: this worthy alternative to the Roman historicals by such better known authors as Steven Saylor and Lindsey Davis. --Suzanne Crane, The Historical Novels ReviewSuperlative job of leading the reader into his Roman world, and the element of a traveling company of near-strangers allows him to develop minor characters to better display the variations of the Roman empire. The plot worked , and the dialogue seemed just right. A winner all around! --Margaret F. Baker, Past Tense, the publication of the Historical Mystery Appreciation SocietyWonderful historical mystery set in the Roman Empire during the early Church and St. Luke s timeframes. . . Historical figures come alive in his expert hands. Rating: five hearts. --Bob Spear, Heartland Reviews: