Vikas Adam narrates this second book in the Valerius Mysteries series, which is set in ancient Rome and features investigator Aemilius Valerius. As playwrights, poets, and artists prepare for Nero's birthday celebration, a poet is attacked, and Valerius must solve the case. Concurrently, a bloodless corpse is found, and Junius Atreus must find the murderer. The two friends work together amid other deaths and attacks to identify the perpetrators. Adam has an amazing talent for finding different voices for the many male and female characters. House servants are timid, emperors are haughty, and bodyguards are deep-voiced and solemn. Most amazing is his prowess at making modern colloquialisms sound perfectly natural in this ancient setting. L.M.G. Winner of AudioFile Earphones Award © AudioFile 2025, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2025]
Trade Ed. Blackstone Audio 2025
CD ISBN 9798212413022 $45.95 Eight CDs
MP3-CD ISBN 9798212413046 $35.95 One MP3-CDs
DD ISBN 9798212413091 $22.95
Library Ed. Blackstone Audio 2025
CD ISBN 9798212413008 $120.00 Eleven CDs
DD ISBN 9798212413084 $69.95
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