Title: A mess in Massilia
Product review: This is neither a good historical novel nor a good mystery. The set pieces are mildly interesting, but the author has to stretch the contrived plot far beyond believability to get his protagonists moving around between the set pieces and the historical characters. All the characters are unconvincing to the extreme; they talk in cliches and behave implausibly. Avoid! For a good historical mystery, try Iain Pears' An Instance of the Fingerpost.
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