Stone Cold - Hardcover

Todd, Marilyn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0727861875 ISBN 13: 9780727861870

Publisher: Severn House, 2005

Synopsis

The latest adventure for the Roman sleuth and glamorous heroine of I, Claudia Claudia was just ten years old when her father marched off to war and never came home. Now it's time to uncover the truth about his disappearance. The search takes her to the dense, dark forests of Gaul, where Druid Law rules and human sacrifice is still practised. And staying at the villa of the cold, egotistical Marcia, who has even commissioned a spectacular tomb to ensure her immortality, Claudia can't help noticing that several young women have disappeared from the local area. Suspicion quickly falls on a mysterious woodsman known as the Scarecrow, but she isn't convinced. Nor has it escaped her notice that each victim is unblemished and in the fullness of bloom. Just as she is herself . . .

About this title

About the Author:

Marilyn Todd was born in Harrow, but now lives in West Sussex with her husband and two cats. Dark Horse is the eighth Roman mystery to feature the beautiful but formidable Claudia Seferius.

From Booklist:

Claudia Sefarius is a successful businesswoman in ancient Rome who also possesses a gift for sleuthing. Her latest case is a very personal one. She was abandoned by her father when she was 10, and she has decided it's time to find out what happened to him. She travels to Gaul, where her father was last seen, but when she arrives, she is distracted not only by the arrival of her old nemesis, Roman Security policeman Marcus Orbilio, but also by the news that beautiful young women have been disappearing from the area. Claudia is determined to find out what happened to her father and to the disappeared women. The book oozes authentic period detail, and Todd adds further spice with a combination of a skillfully tangled plot, smart dialogue, and hilarious badinage between the main characters. But it's the flamboyant, brash, clever Claudia who gives Stone Cold its real charm and appeal. Recommend this to fans of other series set in ancient Rome, by Steven Saylor and Lindsey Davis. Emily Melton
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About this edition

• Publisher: Severn House
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0727861875
• ISBN 13: 9780727861870
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 236