Ancient Rome

Latin, Classics, and Drowned Secrets in “The Lake of Dead Languages”

In The Lake of Dead Languages, by Carol Goodman, Jane Hudson has returned to her old boarding school as a…

2 years ago

“Apollo’s Raven” by Linnea Tanner

Excerpt from my review over on Online Book Club a while ago: Apollo’s Raven by Linnea Tanner is historical fantasy,…

3 years ago

Libertus The Pavement-Maker: Dark Omens

I've read most -- but not all  -- of this series, so when I find one I haven't gotten to…

3 years ago

Feast of Sorrow

Feast of Sorrow by Crystal King tells the story of a kitchen slave, Thrasius, and his owner, the gourmand Apicius.…

3 years ago

The Price of Freedom: A Libertus Mystery of Roman Britain

The Price of Freedom is the seventeenth in Rosemary Rose's Libertus mystery series. By this point, the pavement-laying crime-solver is…

4 years ago