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Murder isnt unusual in the district of decius caecilius metellus the younger. The kings gambit by john maddox roberts italian mysteries. The king s gambit by john maddox roberts set in the 1st century ancient rome, this murder mystery will have you hooked and wanting more. The first book in the spqr series takes readers back to ancient rome. A gambit increases the excitement and risk for both players. In the glory days of paul morphy it was considered almost cowardly to play anything else. The first two books in the series have recently been rereleased in trade paperback.
Steinitz had argued that an attack is only justified when a player has an advantage, and an advantage is only obtainable after the opponent makes a. Black has a gazillion of ways to get a good game in the kings gambit although noone that promises some sortofadvantage to black, and some of them are extremely easy to play as black. It is called as the kings gambit and has its setting in ancient rome. In this edgar award nominated mystery, john maddox roberts takes. Private investigators, murder, investigation, history, decius caecilius metellus fictitious character, fiction. The kings gambit by john maddox roberts, paperback.
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John shares the story of the ambitions of the chaudians, an influential family who lives in the center of roman power. In the time of crassus and pompey, murder and intrigue are not that uncommon. Vicious gangs ruled the streets of crassus and pompey, routinely preying on plebeian and patrician alike, so the garroting of a lowly exslaved and the disembowelment of a foreign merchant in the dangerous subura district seemed of little consequence to the roman hierarchy. Blackmail, corruption, treachery, murderthe glory that was. The spqr series is a collection of historical mystery stories by john maddox roberts. The kings gambit spqr, book 1 by john maddox roberts book cover, description, publication history. In the novel the kings gambit, first of john maddox roberts spqr series, roberts presents a tale that concerns the senate, the people and the politicians of rome. This book went on to be nominated for the prestigious edgar award in the category of the best mystery book of the year. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads. The king s gambit spqr i 9780380759934 by roberts, john maddox and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. When the sequels came out, it was changed to spqr i.
John maddox roberts takes readers back to a rome filled with violence and evil. Roberts also wrote a series of contemporary detective novels about a private eye named gabe treloar. There was a golden era when the kings gambit was the favourite opening of every attacking player. The first novel was titled simply spqr when first released in the year 1990. Spqr stands for senatus populusque romanus, which means the senate and people of rome. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading spqr i. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. John maddox roberts is the author of numerous works of science fiction and fantasy, in addition to his successful historical spqr mystery series. The kings gambit by john maddox roberts set in the 1st century ancient rome, this murder mystery will have you hooked and wanting more.
The king s gambit spqr i paperback august 24, 1990 by john roberts author 4. In this edgar awardnominated mystery, john maddox roberts takes listeners back to a rome filled with violence and evil. Legends such as spassky and bronstein kept the flame burning in the 20th century, but its popularity faded as players became distrustful of whites ultraaggressive approach. T he kings gambit ends with an unexpected and nontraditional, but very satisfying, conclusion which leaves the reader eager to start the second installment of the series, the catiline conspiracy. The book was nominated for the edgar award as best mystery of the year. Blackmail, corruption, treachery, murderthe glory that was rome. The bold kings gambit has fascinated tactical chess players from every generation. Vicious gangs ruled the streets of crassus and pompey, routinely preying on plebeian and patrician alike. I once asked english gm mark hebden, who played the kings gambit for many years, what the most. Spqr the original title of the first book, until the sequels came out is a latin.
In 1989, roberts published his first historical mystery, the kings gambit, set in ancient rome. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The spqr series started in 1990 with the kings gambit, which was originally titled spqr before the sequels were published. The kings gambit audiobook john maddox roberts audible. Pompey and crassus are the ruling consuls and the victorious roman general lucullus holds the command in asia. The kings gambit spqr i by john maddox roberts 199008. The kings gambit, the first of spqr series by john maddox roberts, is a quirky mess than generally works. The kings gambit spqr i by john maddox roberts and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A mystery the spqr roman mysteries book 1 kindle edition by roberts, john maddox. This is the first book i tried in the series and it is a great sherlock holmes style detective story there. This kings gambit playbook is a step by step basic guide to your easy repertoire for white. In the kings gambit, roberts introduces the readers to the exceedingly young roman commander, decius caecilius metellus.
Compared to the colleen mcculloughs roman historical fiction series the kings gambit is almost shambolic on the historical bits. See all 15 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. It is a time of violence, where roving gangs control the streets in a society consumed by. This earliest of the maddox roberts books, the kings gambit was originally. Fm graham burgess, in his book the mammoth book of chess, noted the discrepancy between the kings gambit and wilhelm steinitzs accumulation theory. I was very delighted to find them in audio and narrated by one of my favorite narrators, simon vance. The kings gambit by john maddox roberts librarything. American readers are well aware of how impossible it has been to find copies. Spqr stands for senatus populusque romanus, which is latin for the roman senate and people.
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