Death on Delos

It is probably not prudent for a woman who is ten (yes, ten) months pregnant to visit Delos, the island dedicated to the worship of Artemis and Apollo, , because it is illegal to give birth or die there. But expectant mother Diotima is a priestess of Artemis, and this year the gods, as evidenced in......more

I wanted to give this a lower rating, this is definitely not "literary" fiction. Another reviewer called the historical setting "wall paper," I thought that was apt. The novel reads like contemporary people using contemporary slangs with contemporary attitude, but walking around explaining the cultu......more

As an ancient historian I love when I can enjoy historical fiction set in the periods and cultures I've studied and taught about. Such a book is rare because far too often the author of the book has a surface level understanding of the ancient people they are writing about. Gary Corby has some knowl......more

This entertaining book by the Australian author Gary Corby is the 7th volume in the exciting Athenian mystery series. The historical details concerning this Classical Greek period are very well researched and explained by the author in his Author's Note and Glossary, which you can find at the end of......more

As part of keeping my spirits up during the COVID-19 pandemic, I've decided to reread two series of novels set in Greece. Why? Because my wife and I are holding out hope that our September/October trip to Greece still will happen...fingers crossed! I finished all the books in "The Seven Deadly Sins"......more