Roman Road Trip, Book Review of Earthly Gods

The Middle East – dangerous now, dangerous then. The author Nick
Brown takes us on an action packed road trip through lawless parts of Asia
Minor in the 3rd Century C.E. We follow his protagonist Cassius Corbulo,
imperial agent, as he tries to solve two mysteries in challenging
circumstances: to locate his kidnapped bodyguard and friend Indavara and to
help a nomadic chieftain to find his missing daughter and her friends. An added
challenge is that Cassius Corbulo has abandoned his duties, gone rogue so to
say, to go on this hunt. Will the army track him down and bring him to heel?
Acting outside the law, he and his Christian
servant Simo come up against some very troublesome and ruthless characters in
their quest and more than once they have to use subterfuge or violence to get
out of a tight spot.
I enjoy reading murder mysteries set in Ancient Rome because
they offer up a rich variety of people from all walks of Roman life in a
completely different and cosmopolitan world and yet…