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Название книги: Last Act In Palmyra
Автор(ы): Lindsey Davis
Жанр: Криминальный детектив
Адрес книги: http://www.6lib.ru/books/Last-Act-In-Palmyra-174088.html
PROLOGUE
The scene is set in Rome, in the Circus of Nero and in a small back room at the Palace of the Caesars on Palatine Hill. The time isAD 72.SYNOPSIS: Helena, daughter of Camillas, is a young girl disappointed by Falco, a trickster, who seemed to have promised her marriage. He now claims he has been let down by Vespasian, an Emperor, his patron. In the nick of time Thalia, a high-class entertainer, and Anacrites, a low-class spy, both suggest ways in which Falco may escape from this predicament, but he must prevent Helena discovering what he is up to, or a Chorus of Disapproval is bound to ensue.
Chapter I
'Somebody could get killed here!' Helena exclaimed.I grinned, watching the arena avidly. 'That's what we're meant to be hoping for!' Playing the bloodthirsty spectator comes easy to a Roman.'I'm worried about the elephant,' she murmured. It stepped tentatively forwards, now at shoulder height on the ramp. A trainer risked tickling its toes.I felt more concern for the man at ground l
Название книги: Last Act In Palmyra
Автор(ы): Lindsey Davis
Жанр: Криминальный детектив
Адрес книги: http://www.6lib.ru/books/Last-Act-In-Palmyra-174088.html
PROLOGUE
The scene is set in Rome, in the Circus of Nero and in a small back room at the Palace of the Caesars on Palatine Hill. The time isAD 72.SYNOPSIS: Helena, daughter of Camillas, is a young girl disappointed by Falco, a trickster, who seemed to have promised her marriage. He now claims he has been let down by Vespasian, an Emperor, his patron. In the nick of time Thalia, a high-class entertainer, and Anacrites, a low-class spy, both suggest ways in which Falco may escape from this predicament, but he must prevent Helena discovering what he is up to, or a Chorus of Disapproval is bound to ensue.
Chapter I
'Somebody could get killed here!' Helena exclaimed.I grinned, watching the arena avidly. 'That's what we're meant to be hoping for!' Playing the bloodthirsty spectator comes easy to a Roman.'I'm worried about the elephant,' she murmured. It stepped tentatively forwards, now at shoulder height on the ramp. A trainer risked tickling its toes.I felt more concern for the man at ground l
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