In at the Death

By David Wishart

Book Overview

The sudden suicide of a young man prompts his family to ask veteran sleuth Marcus Corvinus to investigate. As usual, Marcus needs Perilla s agile brain to untangle the case, which grows more complex by the minute. Eventually the pairrealizes that the suicide was actually a murder with political dimensions. Corvinus finds his investigations hampered, however, by his new role as reluctant dog sitter to the misnamed Placida, a Gallic boarhound with a gargantuan appetite and minimal hygiene."

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340840366
• ISBN13: 9780340840368
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Hachette Learning
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

A Fun Read

An entertaining ancient Rome mystery. One of Wishart's better ones. The characters are humorous, the plot had twists, and the story goes by quickly. Once you get used to the main character's use of slang and curses, it's fun.