Gary Corby signs THE PERICLES COMMISSION

In The Pericles Commission, Gary Corby offers insights into Classical Athens. From Gary’s website: “Nicolaos, the ambitious son of a minor sculptor, walks the mean streets as an agent for the promising young politician Pericles. Murder and mayhem don’t faze Nico; what’s really on his mind is how to get closer (much closer) to Diotima, the intelligent and annoyingly virgin priestess of Artemis, and how to shake off his irritating 12 year old brother Socrates.” Gary visits from Australia, signing and discussing his debut novel on Thursday, October 21, at 7:00 PM.

The Pericles Commission (Hardcover)

By Gary Corby

$24.99

ISBN-13: 9780312599027
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Published: Minotaur Books, 10/2010

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Nicolaos walks the mean streets of Classical Athens as an agent for the promising young politician Pericles. His mission is to find the assassin of the statesman Ephialtes, the man who brought democracy to Athens and whose murder has thrown the city into uproar. It’s a job not made any easier by the depressingly increasing number of dead witnesses.

But murder and mayhem don’t bother Nico; what’s really on his mind is how to get closer (much closer) to Diotima, the intelligent and annoyingly virgin priestess of Artemis, and how to shake off his irritating twelve year-old brother Socrates. The Pericles Commission is the first in an exciting new series by first-time novelist Gary Corby, who takes us to Ancient Greece at one of the most exciting times in history. In this wonderfully approachable, historically rich novel, Athens is brought vividly to life in a mystery engaging from the first page to last.

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