The Catiline Conspiracy (SPQR)

Product Description The streets of Rome were flooded with the blood of murdered citizens. Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger was convinced a conspiracy existed to overthrow the government, one that could only be destroyed from within. About the Author John Maddox Roberts is the author of numerous works of science fiction and fantasy, in addition to his successful historical SPQR mystery series. He lives in Estancia, New Mexico, with his wife.Simon Vance is an award-winning actor and an AudioFile Golden Voice with over forty Earphones Awards. He has won thirteen prestigious Audie Awards and was Booklist's very first Voice of Choice in 2008. He has narrated more than eight hundred audiobooks over almost thirty years, beginning when he was a radio newsreader for the BBC in London. From AudioFile Roberts's historical mystery, set amid the Roman Empire, fascinates with its vivid imagery and wit. Murder, mayhem, and wild debauchery surround sleuth Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger as he investigates several murders. Decius navigates Rome's banquets, theatrical effects, and seedy urban underbelly, while treasonous bids for power veil the more significant clues. He uncovers a cache of weapons hidden in the temple of Saturn and a plot to overthrow Rome's government. Simon Vance adeptly pronounces the Latin names, titles, and terms, and infuses the characters with memorable vocal attributes--accents, age differences, irony, and compelling emphasis. He employs prosaic tones even while describing the "divine connections" of gods and goddesses, mythology, and ominous portents and superstition that touch upon everyday life and politics in ancient Rome. Cameos of true historical figures shine with Vance's inflections. A.W. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine