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Death on Delos
Death on Delos | Gary Corby
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"Greece, 545 BC: The sacred isle of Delos was the birthplace of the divine twins Apollo and Artemis, and has been a most holy pilgrimage site for centuries. But now it also serves a more secular function--it is the home of the treasury of the Delian League, the defensive union of Greek city-states who have come together in wake of the Persian Wars. The treasury is a vast fund, and it is protected only by the priests and priestesses of the tiny isle and a scant armed guard. Now Pericles, the charismatic Athenian statesman, has sent his agent Nico to Delos on a dangerous (and possibly illegal) mission: to claim the treasury and bring it back to Athens, where Pericles thinks it will be safer. Nico travels with his heavily pregnant wife and partner in sleuthing, the priestess Diotima, who has been selected to give this year's annual offering to Artemis. Expecting righteous resistance, Pericles has also tasked Nico with bribing priests who try to prevent the treasury from being moved. But before he can get very far with this dubiously unholy task, Nico ends up with a murder on his hands. It is a crime against the gods to die or be born on the sacred island. Thanks to the violence over the treasury, the first blasphemy has already been committed. Can Nico solve the murder and get Diotima off the island before they accidentally commit the second?"--
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Pericles and an Athenian delegation come to Delos to remove the Delian League's treasure to Athens for safekeeping. When the priest heading the Delian's resistance to the move is found dead, a heavily-pregnant Diotima is appointed to head the investigation as priestess of Artemis.

A worthy wrap-up to the series.

kspenmoll Wow! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 11mo
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Picked this book up for $1 at a library sale! A fun mix of mystery and historical fiction. Not my typical read, but something fun for the end of summer!

rwmg My reading group's choice for December 3y
Erin.Elizabeth10 @rwmg That‘s great! I hope you enjoy it! 3y
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I finished my other book 20 min ago... and briefly considered dusting or vacuuming, but it's the first full day of summer break, and kids are settled into quiet time, and.... laziness beckons. So another book and a lean cuisine it is! 😜

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#mymaybookmail - GUYS. I feel FAMOUS. That quote on the cover was made by YOURS TRULY about the last book in the series! 😮🙂

TrishB Woohoo 👍 7y
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drokka Always cool to see that sort of thing isn't it. All heart rate jumpin' and high-fivin' with a big grin. Congratulations! 👍👍😃 7y
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