Roman Blood of Ancient Rome, by Steven Saylor Paperback Book

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Rent Roman Blood of Ancient Rome,

Author: Steven Saylor

Narrator: Scott Harrison

Format: Unabridged-MP3

Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks

Published: Jan 2010

Genre: Fiction - Mystery & Detective - General

Retail Price: $29.95

Discs: 1

Synopsis

In the unseasonable heat of a spring morning in 80 B.C., Gordianus the Finder is summoned to the house of Cicero, a young advocate staking his reputation on a case involving the savage murder of  the wealthy, sybaritic Sextus Roscius. Charged with the murder is Sextus's son, greed being the apparent motive. The punishment, rooted deep in Roman tradition, is horrific beyond imagining.

The case becomes a political nightmare when Gordianus's investigation takes him through the city's raucous, pungent streets and deep into rural Umbria. Now, one man's fate may threaten the very leaders of Rome itself.

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BookLender review by Dutch on 2010-12-10 16:54:54

Steven Saylor's Roma Sub Rosa series of mysteries are entertaining historical fiction. But Scott Harrison is easily the worst reader I have encountered among the hundred or so audiobooks I've listened to over the years. He has 3 voices: his 'regular' voice for the book's narrator, a slightly different voice for all other males of whatever age, and a third voice for all women of any age. It makes it very hard to tell who is speaking in a multiperson dialog since so many are read with identical voices. There is also little emotion, inflection or even any indication that Harrison understands what he's reading. Perhaps Blackstone Audio recruits readers from the local high school to save money. It's too bad that an absolutely miserable reader has ruined a good series of books.