![]() ![]() Meanwhile the witnesses to the plot are being killed one by one. Author Gary Corbys debut novel, The Pericles Commission, is an impressive historical mystery set in 461 BC as the worlds first known democracy is emerging. It would definitely help if the main suspect weren't Xanthippus, a leading conservative and, worst of all, Pericles' father. And if only his twelve year old brother Socrates would stop offering helpful suggestions. He'd prefer not to go near Pythax, the brutally tough chief of the city guard. He really wishes her mother wasn't a seductive courtesan, and the mistress of Ephialtes. ![]() And it would be nice if the clever and beautiful Diotima wasn't a virgin priestess, and a dab hand with a bow and arrow. ![]() Of course, it would be easier if Pericles wasn't looking over his shoulder, critiquing his every move. Nicolaos, the unknown and insignificant son of a minor sculptor, must solve the murder of the leading politician Ephialtes, shot through the heart by an arrow, before his death tears apart the city in civil war. Buy The Pericles Commission by Gary Corby from Waterstones today Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over 25. ![]() Only one man can save the democracy at Athens. ![]()
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