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y separately published work icon Sacred Games single work   novel   crime   historical fiction  
Is part of Hellenic Mystery Series Gary Corby , 2011 series - author novel The Athenian Mysteries Gary Corby , 2013 series - author novel (number 3 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2014... 2014 Sacred Games
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'The third book in the critically acclaimed series set in Classical Athens, featuring the historically inspired amateur detective Nicolaos.

'It is the Olympics of 460 BC. Nico's best friend, Timodemus, is a competitor in the pankration, the deadly martial art of ancient Greece. Timo is hot favorite to win. His only serious rival is Arakos from Sparta. When Arakos is found beaten to death, it is obvious Timodemus must be the killer. Who else could have killed the second-best fighter in all Hellas but the very best? The Judges of the Games sentence Timodemus to be executed in four days' time, as soon as the Sacred Games have finished.

'Complicating everything is the fact that Athens and Sparta are already at each other's throats, in the opening stages of a power struggle for control of Hellas. If an Athenian is found to have cheated at the Games by murdering a Spartan, it will be everything the hawks in Sparta need to declare open war the moment the Sacred Truce is over. And that's a war Athens cannot hope to win.

'Nico and his partner in sleuthing, the annoyingly clever priestess Diotima, have four days to save their friend and avert a war that would tear their world apart.' (Publication summary)

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    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
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      Soho Press ,
      2014 .
      image of person or book cover 8086646500506816144.jpg
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      Extent: 350p.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1 April 2014
      ISBN: 161695227X (hardcover), 9781616952273 (hardcover)

Works about this Work

Murder in Ancient Athens Lenny Picker , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Publishers Weekly , 25 March vol. 260 no. 12 2013; (p. 43)

— Review of Sacred Games Gary Corby , 2014 single work novel
Murder in Ancient Athens Lenny Picker , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: Publishers Weekly , 25 March vol. 260 no. 12 2013; (p. 43)

— Review of Sacred Games Gary Corby , 2014 single work novel
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