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A review by writerlibrarian
Roman Blood by Steven Saylor
3.0
This is Saylor's first novel and it shows in the way he digresses sometimes on and on about small details. But overall the pictures he paints of Rome during the Civil Wars and how the city is almost an entity all by herself is very well done.
Walking the line between the historical figures and the fictional figures can be difficult but Saylor manages to draw a compelling pictures of Cicero, his entourage, Sulla, of the whole political web of intrigues.
A little on the gory side and it's not a cozy type of mystery. Still well written and you learn a few things along the way.
Walking the line between the historical figures and the fictional figures can be difficult but Saylor manages to draw a compelling pictures of Cicero, his entourage, Sulla, of the whole political web of intrigues.
A little on the gory side and it's not a cozy type of mystery. Still well written and you learn a few things along the way.