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The Last Hour - '24' set in Ancient Rome (Paperback)
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The Last Hour - '24' set in Ancient Rome (Paperback)
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A battle-hardened soldier has just 24 hours to expose a deadly
conspiracy at the heart of the Roman Empire in this brilliantly
gripping historical thriller from Sunday Times bestseller and
Ancient Rome expert, Harry Sidebottom. ________________________ A
lone figure stands silhouetted atop the Mausoleum of Hadrian.
Behind him, the sun is setting over the centre of the known world.
Far below, the river is in full flood. The City of Rome lies spread
out before him on the far bank. Footsteps pound up the stairs. He's
been set up. An enemy is closing in; he is cornered. He jumps.
Bruised and battered, he crawls out of the raging river. He is
alone and unarmed, without money or friends, trapped in a deadly
conspiracy at the heart of the Empire. The City Watch has orders to
take him alive; other, more sinister, forces want him dead. As the
day dies, he realises he has only 24 hours to expose the
conspirators, and save the leader of the world. If the Emperor
dies, chaos and violence will ensue. If the Emperor dies, every
single person he loves will die. He must run, bluff, hide and fight
his way across the Seven Hills. He must reach the Colosseum, and
the Emperor. He must make it to The Last Hour. Kiefer Sutherland's
24 meets Gladiator in this breathless historical thriller - for
fans of Bernard Cornwell, Ben Kane, Simon Scarrow and Conn
Iggulden. ________________________ Praise for The Last Hour and
Harry Sidebottom: 'An amazing story of bloodlust, ruthless ambition
and revenge' - The Times 'Relentless, brutal, brilliant, this is
Jack Reacher in ancient Rome' - Ben Kane 'Epic' - Mary Beard 'A
ripping story...this transplanting of 24 to Ancient Rome is a great
success' - Daily Telegraph 'A cracking tale. More twists and turns
than the Tiber itself' - Rory Clements 'An extraordinarily vivid
take on the ancient world' - Evening Standard 'Grabbed me from the
start. I loved it' - Donna Leon 'The best sort of red-blooded
historical fiction' - Andrew Taylor
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