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Title: a very tedious read indeed!
Review: I eventually got around to reading 'SPQR II', several years after reading 'SPQR I'. Well it certainly wasn't worth the wait. Unlike Steven Saylor's excellent Roma Sub Rosa mystery series, I find the work by John Maddox Roberts to be flat. The author doesn't delve into any of the characters very well, and he has a tendency to reference literally hundreds of characters that add little value to the story and only confuses the reader. The actual story, that is "the conspiracy", doesn't really form until the second half of the book and, well, it's not all that thrilling.Bottom line: I think my SPQR adventure ends with this book. Not recommended.
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