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A review by catmum
The King's Gambit by John Maddox Roberts
4.0
The King's Gambit, John Maddox Roberts, B+
SPQR #1
Rome, 89 BCE
First line: I received te captain of the ward vigiles in my atrium, as I had on every
morning since my election to the Commission of Twenty-Six.
Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger is beginning his political career overseeing the
vigiles of the Subura district. So to him come the reports of two murders and an arson.
In investigating these crimes, Decius realizes those in the highest ranks of power are
tied to the deaths of freedmen and a foreign businessman and he's his putting his own
life in jeopardy bu continuing his investigation. This is not quite as humorous as the
Falco mysteries, but I enjoyed it very much nonetheless and look forward to the rest
of the series.
SPQR #1
Rome, 89 BCE
First line: I received te captain of the ward vigiles in my atrium, as I had on every
morning since my election to the Commission of Twenty-Six.
Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger is beginning his political career overseeing the
vigiles of the Subura district. So to him come the reports of two murders and an arson.
In investigating these crimes, Decius realizes those in the highest ranks of power are
tied to the deaths of freedmen and a foreign businessman and he's his putting his own
life in jeopardy bu continuing his investigation. This is not quite as humorous as the
Falco mysteries, but I enjoyed it very much nonetheless and look forward to the rest
of the series.