The Lydian Baker
On sale
10th November 2011
Price: £6.99
Selected:
ebook / ISBN-13: 9781444732764
In voluntary exile in Athens, Marcus Corvinus receives a letter from his antiquarian stepfather Priscus, who has learned that the 4¬? ft solid gold statue of a female baker, one of a large number of valuable gifts to the Delphic Oracle by the 6th century BC King Croesus of Lydia, has reappeared and is being offered for sale in Athens on the black market. Corvinus agrees to be his agent and to try and buy it. But, as a result, he finds himself caught up in the world of organised crime, as well as in a deadly struggle of interests with other, less scrupulous, collectors.
Newsletter Signup
By clicking ‘Sign Up,’ I acknowledge that I have read and agree to Hachette Book Group’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
Reviews
Praise for David Wishart:
'Witty, engrossing and ribald ... it misses nothing in its evocation of a bygone time and place'
A taut thriller in which ancient Rome springs to life
David Wishart wields an entertaining stylus . . . a terrific book to hole up with for the holidays