SPQR V - Saturnalia - first US edition 

by John Maddox Roberts

Fifth book in the SPQR series; first in hardback. Sporting an anachronistic, decidedly modern-day sensibility, the Roman senator Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger returns to his native Rome from Rhodes at a time when Julius Caesar is beginning his rise to power. Worldly and a bit of a playboy, the prodigal son has been recalled by his family to investigate the death by poisoning of Celer, a wealthy and influential relative. A fun read, if you like the series.

Book has black boards with the title in gold on the spine; clean and unmarked inside and out; purchased new and red once with care, hence near fine.

Jacket is fine, price intact at $23.95, always mylar-protected.