Nox Dormienda is the award-winning debut novel of critically-acclaimed author Kelli Stanley (City of Dragons), and the first of a series in a new genre: Roman Noir. Featuring Arcturus, a hardboiled protagonist in the best Philip Marlowe tradition, Nox is a different kind of historical mystery, a suspense thriller that combines a classic noir style with the rich texture of the ancient past. This description may be from another edition of this product...
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Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Literature & Fiction Mystery Mystery, Thriller & SuspenseWith so many mystery novels to choose from, it's rare to find a fresh voice. But Arcturus is just that in Nox Dormienda (translated: a long night for sleeping). A history lover and writer myself, I was interested in seeing how author Kelli Stanley handled the Roman era of the first century C.E. I was impressed. Stanley writes with confidence, obvious knowledge, and a dry humor that kept me engrossed and smiling throughout...
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Kelli Stanley hits it out of the park with her debut book. I disagree with the person who said that it moved slowly - I thought it was a very well paced book. She joins Lindsey Davis, Robert Maddux and the other Roman Mystery writers in giving us a likable character that we want to visit again and again. Stanley does a great job of bringing the feel of Roman Britannia alive. She does not focus solely on Roman society and...
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Nox Dormienda introduces Arcturus, a half-British, half-Roman doctor who is the physician of Agricola, the provincial governor of Britannia in 83 AD. When a Syrian spy, possibly carrying a message terminating Agricola's tenure, is found dead, Arcturus is asked by Agricola to find the truth. It's December, and Arturus's toga is usually soaked and trailing mud, as he walks the mean streets of Londinium that are teeming with...
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Author Kelli Stanley has a Classics education and an astonishingly wide range of interests and achievements. It's our good luck that one of her interests is noir fiction, or in this case the "roman noir," a nice little pun describing her wonderful new novel Nox Dormienda: A Long Night for Sleeping (An Arcturus Mystery). The book is set in 83 A.D. Londinium, a trading center in the Roman province of Brittania under the governorship...
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In Nox Dormienda, Kelli Stanley brings Roman Britain in the first century A.D. to life with deft writing and deep knowledge of the times. The story follows half-Roman, half-Briton Arcturus, physician and informal investigator to the Roman governor Agricola, as he delves into the death of a shady merchant. The trail leads through Londinium's seedy underbelly, shining a light in dark corners from the lowliest prostitute's crib...
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