Gary Corby. (2014). The Marathon Conspiracy. Soho Press.

Gary Corby. 2014. The Marathon Conspiracy. Soho Press.

Gary Corby, The Marathon Conspiracy. Soho Press, 2014.

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   • bioText: Gary Corby is the author of four other Athenian mysteries: The Pericles Commission, The Ionia Sanction, Sacred Games, and Death Ex Machina. He 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.
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Nicolaos, ancient Athens’s favorite sleuth, and his partner in investigation, the clever priestess Diotima, have taken time off to come home and get married. But hoping to get hitched without a hitch proves overly optimistic: A skull discovered in a cave near the Sanctuary of Artemis, the ancient world’s most famous school for girls, is revealed to be the remains of the Hippias, the reviled last tyrant to rule Athens.
 
The Athenians fought the Battle of Marathon to keep this man out of power; he was supposed to have died thirty years ago, in faraway Persia. What are his remains doing outside the city walls? Nico’s boss, the great Athenian statesman Pericles, wants answers, and he orders Nico to find them. Worst of all, one of the two Sanctuary students who discovered the skull has been killed, and the other is missing. Can the sleuths solve the interlocked crimes before their wedding?
 
 

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   • source: The Sydney Morning Herald
   • content: "The Marathon Conspiracy is a fast-paced, enjoyable, murder mystery that will make readers laugh and think in equal measure."
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   • content: "[The Marathon Conspiracy] mixes fact and fiction into a fine froth of a meal."
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   • content: "Gary Corby has managed an unlikely feat with his series...he's written mysteries that combine funny characters and intriguing crimes with accurate history. The Marathon Conspiracy is never dull...The escapades of the detective will keep readers laughing, while the history lesson will leave them feeling a little bit smarter."
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   • source: Mystery Scene
   • content: "Corby gives readers a mix of historic and fictional characters that blend seamlessly. The use of modern-day language and touches gives the story the humorous edge it needs."
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   • source: Suspense Magazine
   • content: "This will have the wealth of historical mystery buffs jumping up and down for joy... so well-written you will feel as if you are truly part of the Ancient World. As with Corby's other works, the tale is full of humor, suspense-filled plots, subplots, and characters that are unforgettable. It is no overstatement to say that Corby most definitely knows his history backwards and forwards, providing stories that are beyond exciting."
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   • content: "The author's knowledge of ancient Greece is superb...a really well-told story. Highly recommended."
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   • source: Deadly Pleasures
   • content: "A fast-paced, well-researched historical mystery... The plot is lively with some great moments of humor. A map, a historical timeline for the era, and some brief background notes make this very easy to read. Definitely recommended."
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   • source: Gumshoe Review
   • content: "Extremely intriguing... Corby exuberantly adds life and color to historical events. His historical mysteries are top notch; they have unique settings, interesting characters, startling revelations, and gruesome, bloody deaths."
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   • source: Booklist, Starred Review
   • content: "This series of mysteries set in ancient Greece is an entertaining one, and The Marathon Conspiracy is a solid entry in it... the contemporary feel of the narrative and dialog makes the lives and practices of the ancient Greeks quite approachable."--Mysterious Reviews"Corby serves up a bubbly cocktail of clear history, contemporary wit, and heart-stopping action."
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    • source: Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
    • content: "Outstanding . . . Everything works in this installment--the detective business, the action sequences, the plot twists, and the further development of the series lead."
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    • source: Library JournalPraise for Gary Corby
    • content: "Displaying historical humor at its best, this is Corby's fourth in his classical Greek series."
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    • content: "Corby has not only made Greek history accessible--he's made it first-rate entertainment." --Kelli Stanley, award-winning author of City of Dragons "Those who like their historicals with a touch of humor will welcome Australian author Corby's promising debut ... Corby displays a real gift for pacing and plotting." --Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "Mix one part ancient history, one part clever and contemporary banter, and one part action, and you have a top-notch crime caper ... Highly recommended for those looking for humor with their crime detecting."
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      Starred review from March 3, 2014
      The future of democracy itself is on the line in Corby’s outstanding fourth historical set in ancient Greece (after 2013’s Sacred Games). On the eve of elections in Athens, the city’s wise man, Pericles, enlists his inquiry agent, Nicolaos, to deal with a matter that could undermine the elections. In a cave outside Athens, two schoolgirls have discovered a skeleton that may belong to the tyrant Hippias, who defected to the Persians after his ouster, a move that led to the Battle of Marathon. With the remains are notes, apparently written by the dictator, which may identify still-living traitors who worked with him even after his defection. One of the schoolgirls was killed shortly afterward, and the other has vanished. The multiple puzzles prove a formidable challenge for Nicolaos and his feisty fiancée, Diotima. Everything works in this installment—the detective business, the action sequences, the plot twists, and the further development of the series lead. Agent: Janet Reid, FinePrint Literary.

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      May 1, 2014
      

      Nico's upcoming nuptials are waylaid when his boss, Pericles, assigns him a case at a nearby girls' school. Displaying historical humor at its best, this is Corby's fourth (after Sacred Games) in his classical Greek series.

      Copyright 2014 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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      Starred review from May 1, 2014
      It all begins with a skull. It's been 30 years since Hippias, the last tyrant of Athens, was defeated at the Battle of Marathon (Athenians rebelled against Hippias, who then fled to Persia and led the Persian army in a last-ditch effort to regain power by having Persia rule Greece). So what's the skull of Hippias, presumed dead in Persia, doing on the desk of Athenian statesman Pericles in this latest in Corby's series of historical mysteries set in classical Greece? Pericles wants his investigative agent, Nicolaos, to find out why a skeleton minus a skull, again presumed to belong to Hippias, has been found on the grounds of an exclusive school for girls, the Sanctuary of Artemis. As Nico and the ex-priestess Diotima interrupt their wedding plans to do Pericles' bidding, the mystery keeps getting more tangled, and events get more dangerous. The girls who discovered the skeleton have met with evil fates: one has been mauled to death, seemingly by a huge bear, and the other has gone missing. The most pressing business is to find the missing girl, whose whereabouts may be connected to one or more of these: a rampaging bear, a madman, or a still-festering group of Athenian traitors who supported the return of Hippias. Corby serves up a bubbly cocktail of clear history, contemporary wit, and heart-stopping action. Fans of Steven Saylor's Gordianus the Finder series should love Corby's works.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2014, American Library Association.)

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      July 28, 2014
      Corby’s fourth novel set in Ancient Greece finds Athens inquiry agent Nicolaos investigating two murders—the 30-year-old death of the democratic city’s final dictator, Hippias, and the recent, savage mauling of a teenage girl who discovered the skeleton of the hated tyrant in a cave. Actor Davies provides the 21-year-old Nico, the book’s narrator, with a voice that’s smart and glib, with more than a hint of youthful sarcasm. His partner in life and criminal investigation, Diotima, sounds spirited and every bit his equal in intelligence and confidence. The other characters, which are also given on-the-mark interpretations by Davies, include fast-talking politicians eager to profit in the upcoming elections, and an assortment of priestesses at the murdered girl’s school. There’s also a bloviating used-donkey-cart salesman whose voice is as much a testament to Corby’s playful view of ancient Athens as it is to Davies’s talent for narration. A Soho Crime hardcover.

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The Athenians fought the Battle of Marathon to keep this man out of power; he was supposed to have died thirty years ago, in faraway Persia. What are his remains doing outside the city walls? Nico’s boss, the great Athenian statesman Pericles, wants answers, and he orders Nico to find them. Worst of all, one of...

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