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  • Published: 1 June 2015
  • ISBN: 9781616955359
  • Imprint: Soho Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $32.99

The Marathon Conspiracy





The rollicking fourth book in the Nicolaos and Diotima mystery series set in Classical Athens.

The rollicking fourth book in the Nicolaos and Diotima mystery series set in Classical Athens.

Nicolaos, Classical 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?

  • Published: 1 June 2015
  • ISBN: 9781616955359
  • Imprint: Soho Press
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 368
  • RRP: $32.99

About the author

Gary Corby

Gary Corby has long been fascinated by ancient history, finding it more exciting and bizarre than any modern thriller. He's combined the ancient world with his love of whodunits, to create an historical mystery series set in Classical Greece. The first novel in this series, The Pericles Commission, was published by Penguin in 2011. Gary 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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Praise for The Marathon Conspiracy

Praise for The Marathon Conspiracy

  • "The Marathon Conspiracy is a fast-paced, enjoyable, murder mystery that will make readers laugh and think in equal measure."--Sydney Morning Herald
  • "[E]very new volume further highlights the tricky thing Corby so consistently manages to create: comedic mysteries that still have heft. In the manner of what Lindsey Davis and David Wishart give readers for ancient Rome, Corby presents an ancient Greek world that's vibrantly, gawkishly alive."--Open Letters Monthly
  • "Corby serves up a bubbly cocktail of clear history, contemporary wit, and heart-stopping action."--Booklist, Starred Review
  • "Outstanding . . . Everything works in this installment--the detective business, the action sequences, the plot twists, and the further development of the series lead."--Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
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