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Five For Silver

#5 in series

by Mary Reed
Eric Mayer
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Winner, Glyph Award for Best Book Series

Nominee, Bruce Alexander History Mystery Award

In 542, Peter, John the Lord Chamberlain's elderly servant, claims a heavenly visitor revealed a murder to him. It transpires that Peter's old army friend has indeed been stabbed, but then John discovers that Gregory was not what he appeared to be.

John's quest for the truth leads him to churchmen and whores, lawyers and bear trainers. Suspects include a dealer in dubious antiquities, a resourceful bookseller, a court poet fixated on bereavement, and a holy fool who outrages the city by dancing with the dead and invading the empress' private bath....

  • Creators

  • Series

    John, the Lord Chamberlain Mystery

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    April 2, 2024

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

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      • ISBN: 9781615951703

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      • ISBN: 9781615951703
      • File size: 1604 KB

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      • ISBN: 9781615951703
      • File size: 1423 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from March 22, 2004
      Reed and Mayer surpass last year's fine Four for a Boy
      with this superb fifth entry in their series to feature smart, determined and credibly human sleuth John the Eunuch, Lord Chamberlain to the Emperor Justinian. In the year 542, in the plague-stricken city of Constantinople, John's aged servant, Peter, has an angelic vision telling him that Gregory, a close friend from his army days, has been murdered. Distraught, Peter asks John to find the killer. Verifying that Gregory has indeed been stabbed to death, John proceeds to interview everyone who may be connected to the crime from lawyers to doctors, from prostitutes to a holy fool who dances with the dead in the streets, perhaps the most striking of several memorable supporting characters. Peter's falling ill and the return home of John's daughter complicate a riveting plot that never dips into melodrama. Not just a chilling backdrop, the plague that runs rampant through the city, afflicting rich and poor alike, is linked to the murder. The conflict between Christians and pagans adds further weight to this sterling historical page-turner.

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