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Title: Saylor Strikes Again
Review: Yet another fine novel from Steven Saylor. Despite an awkward beginning (a contrived explanation by Gordianus to his daughter about the Roman government), Murder on the Appian Way quickly throws the reader into the turmoil that marked Rome in the 50s B.C. Much better written than McCullough's Masters of Rome series, it also provides a point of view of major events from someone other than the major players, while still showing us the human side of such figures as Cicero and Marc Antony. As others have commented, this one is less mystery than some of its predecessors, but it is historical fiction at its best.
