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Recorded books is the largest independent producer of audiobooks in the world. The first book in the spqr series takes readers back to ancient rome. The book was nominated for the edgar award as best mystery of the year. This book went on to be nominated for the prestigious edgar award in the category of the best mystery book of the year. Roberts also wrote a series of contemporary detective novels about a private eye named gabe treloar. T he king s gambit ends with an unexpected and nontraditional, but very satisfying, conclusion which leaves the reader eager to start the second installment of the series, the catiline conspiracy. John maddox roberts takes readers back to a rome filled with violence and evil. Jun 18, 2015 author posted on june 18, 2015 categories audiobook, historical fiction, mystery, uncategorized tags ancient rome, crassus, decius caecilius metellus, john maddox roberts, macmillan audio, pompey, simon vance, spqr, the king s gambit.
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