Conspirata - A Novel of Ancient Rome (Paperback)

"Conspirata "is "a portrait of ancient politics as a blood sport," raves the "New York Times." As he did with "Imperium," Robert Harris again turns Roman history into a gripping thriller as Cicero faces a new power struggle in a world filled with treachery, violence, and vengeance.
On the eve of Cicero's inauguration as consul of Rome, a grisly discovery sends fear rippling through a city already racked by unrest. A young slave boy has been felled by a hammer, his throat slit and his organs removed, apparently as a human sacrifice. For Cicero, the ill omens of this hideous murder only increase his dangerous situation: elected leader by the people but despised by the heads of the two rival political camps. Caught in a shell game that leaves him forever putting out fires only to have them ignite elsewhere, Cicero plays for the future of the republic . . . and his life. There is a plot to assassinate him, abetted by a rising young star of the Roman senate named Gaius Julius Caesar--and it will take all the embattled consul's wit, strength, and force of will to stop the plot and keep Rome from becoming a dictatorship.

General

Imprint:	Simon & Schuster
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2011
First published:	February 2011
Authors:	Robert Harris
Dimensions:	210 x 136 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-0-7432-6611-6
Categories:	Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Historical fiction
LSN:	0-7432-6611-0
Barcode:	9780743266116

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