In ancient Athens, the great philosopher applies logic to a lethal crime�in the �eminently enjoyable� first novel in a historical mystery series (Colin Dexter, author of the Inspector Morse Mysteries). Young Stephanos is desperate to save his family�s honor by proving in the Athenian court that his exiled cousin is not guilty of shooting an arrow into a prominent patrician. For help, he turns to his old teacher�the cunning and clever thinker known as Aristotle. It will all lead up to a tense public trial in which Stephanos must draw on the rhetorical skills he�s learned from his eccentric, brilliant mentor, in this novel filled with suspense, humor, and historical detail�the first in a series of �witty, elegant whodunits� (Times Literary Supplement). �[An] unusually authentic Ancient-Greece murder tale.��Kirkus Reviews �Doody brings the Athens of 322 BC to life with skill and verve�wonderfully plotted.��Publishers Weekly
(less)In ancient Athens, the great philosopher applies logic to a lethal crime�in the �eminently enjoyable� first novel in a historical mystery series (Colin Dexter, author of the Inspector Morse Mysteries). Young Stephanos is desperate to
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