But Pompey has reason to distrust Gordianus, who may have an allegiance with Caesar. To top it all off, one of Pompey's favorite cousins has been garroted to death.īefore Pompey flees the city, he asks Rome's greatest detective, Gordianus the Finder, to solve the murder. Rome is on the verge of another civil war, and the forces of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony have crossed the Rubicon River and are marching toward the capital. And indeed, the head of the Roman Senate is mightily pissed. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.Steven Saylor's seventh installment in his Roma Sub Rosa series begins with a character saying, 'Pompey will be mightily pissed.' Scholars might argue that there is no evidence of this particular synonym for anger ever being used in 49 B.C., but the author would no doubt respond that poetic license includes doing whatever it takes to bridge the gap for modern audiences. 'All around me, I felt the uneasiness of the city, like a sleeper in the throes of a nightmare.' Awakening from the nightmare, surviving the chaos, and solving this whodunit will be the Finder's toughest battle yet. Confused and troubled, Gordianus walks through Rome toward the house of his former friend and mentor, the poet Cicero. By doing so, he ensures that Gordianus's involvement in the coming conflict will be a very personal one.

To force his loyalty, Pompey seizes the detective's son-in-law, and makes him join his household army. Steven Saylor's seventh installment in his Roma Sub Rosa series begins with a character saying, 'Pompey will be mightily pissed.' Scholars might argue that there is no evidence of this particular synonym for anger ever being used in 49 B.C., but the author would no doubt respond that poetic license includes doing whatever it takes to bridge the gap for modern audiences.

Rubicon by Steven Saylor