Sacred Games, Gary Corby
Sacred Games, Gary Corby
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Sacred Games
A Mystery of Ancient Greece

Author: Gary Corby

Narrator: Erik Davies

Unabridged: 12 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/21/2013

Synopsis

It is the Olympics of 460 BC. Nico's best friend, Timodemus, is a competitor in the pankration, the deadly martial art of ancient Greece. Timo is hot favorite to win. His only serious rival is Parmonos from Sparta. When Parmonos is found beaten to death, it is obvious Timodemus must be the killer. The Judges of the Games sentence Timodemus to be executed in four days' time. Complicating everything is the fact that Athens and Sparta are already at each other's throats. If an Athenian is found to have cheated by murdering a Spartan, it will be everything the hawks in Sparta need to declare open war. Nico and his partner in sleuthing, Diotima, have four days to save their friend and avert a war.

About Gary Corby

Gary Corby has long been fascinated by ancient history, finding it more exciting and bizarre than any modern thriller. He's combined the ancient world with his love of whodunits, to create an historical mystery series set in classical Greece. Gary lives in Sydney, Australia, with his wife and two daughters. He blogs at A Dead Man Fell from the Sky, on all things ancient, Athenian, and mysterious.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Clemens on September 22, 2021

Read this book in 2013, and its the 3rd volume of the amazing "Athenian" mystery series from the Aussie author, Gary Corby. Set in 460BC at the Olympics in which Nico's best friend, Timodemus, is due to enter the Pankration competition. Timodemus's rival is the Spartan, Parmonos, who's found dead and......more

Goodreads review by Vicki on June 06, 2024

Fun, historical fiction. Who would have thought of a "detective novel" set in ancient Greece?......more

Goodreads review by Anka on February 24, 2013

5/5 ★ First of all, I'd like to thank Soho Press and Gary Corby for sending me the ARC of Sacred Games. As you can tell by the rating, I loved it, and I'm not the kind of girl to hand out 5 stars, either. Sacred Games takes place at the 80th Olympiad games, in Ancient Greece. Ace detective Nicolaos, w......more

Goodreads review by Francis on May 17, 2020

It is not uncommon for me to give a book four stars and then wonder why. Basically because it shares some of what I see as common flaws, which caused me to rate other books three stars or less. So a list of my mystery book flaws would include: implausible endings, too many suspects, too many twists......more

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