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Title: Vestal death investigated by vulgar sleuth
Review: The author of this book, and the Corvinus series, uses modern dialogue to tell this story set in ancient Rome. Corvinus is a 'vuglar Nick Charles (The Thin Man)' type of character. I simply could not get comfortable with the use of f*** and s***, which are peppered throughout the story. Other overused words include - pal, yeah, uh-uh, okay, right ( as a substitute for yeah). Out of place phraseology include - catch you later, vertically challenged, you've got the ball, and no how, no where. The use of modern dialogue is a distraction and doesn't fit the Roman purple-striper persona.This genre is much better handled by Davis, Saylor and Roberts.
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