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Scorpions in Corinth
- Author
- JM Alvey
- Narrator
- Gavin Osborn
- Publisher
- Orion
- Publish Date
- 5 September 2019
- Run Time
- 10 hours 43 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Popular playwright Philocles and his actors are hired to take his latest play to Corinth, to promote goodwill between the two cities. But on arrival, their guide and fixer Eumelos drops dead - a victim of poison.
Philocles is convinced someone is out to sabotage the play, and to find out who - and why - he must first uncover the murderer.
But in Corinth the ruling oligarchs seem more interested in commerce than justice. And with the city's religious brotherhoods pursuing their own vicious rivalries, asking the wrong questions could get an outsider like Philocles killed . . .
Critics Review
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'An enjoyable debut with a strong sense of its historical setting.'
The Times
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A strong main character...wholly organic. Alvey brings Corinth vividly to life. She knows her history
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Details
- Author
- JM Alvey
- Narrator
- Gavin Osborn
- Duration
- 10 hours 43 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 September 2019
- ISBN
- 9781409186397
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Orion
- Genre
- Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Historical crime and mysteries, Historical fiction
Synopsis
The Persian War is over and wealthy Athenians are looking to expand alliances overseas.Popular playwright Philocles and his actors are hired to take his latest play to Corinth, to promote goodwill between the two cities. But on arrival, their guide and fixer Eumelos drops dead - a victim of poison.Philocles is convinced someone is out to sabotage the play, and to find out who - and why - he must first uncover the murderer.But in Corinth the ruling oligarchs seem more interested in commerce than justice. And with the city's religious brotherhoods pursuing their own vicious rivalries, asking the wrong questions could get an outsider like Philocles killed . . .
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