Imprint: Arrow
Published: 02/05/2002
ISBN: 9780099436133
Length: 384 Pages
Dimensions: 178mm x 24mm x 110mm
Weight: 204g
RRP: £12.99
Athens, 332BC - an unhappy city under the rule of the Macedonian 'barbarian' Alexander the Great. In the midst of this unrest, Boutades, an eminent citizen, is found brutally murdered. Suspicion falls heavily on young Philemon, and, by Athenian law, his cousin Stephanos is elected to defend his name in court. In desperation, Stephanos seeks assistance from Aristotle, his former mentor - and Aristotle turns Detective. The young, inexperienced boy and the great philosopher form a classically uneven partnership. Their efforts culminate in the gripping trial scene when Stephanos uses all the powers of rhetoric and oratory instilled in him by Aristotle to clear his family's name of this bloody murder-
Imprint: Arrow
Published: 02/05/2002
ISBN: 9780099436133
Length: 384 Pages
Dimensions: 178mm x 24mm x 110mm
Weight: 204g
RRP: £12.99
Why did no one think of this before?
Wit in a first novel is rare enough, and when allied to the skilful unravelling of a murder story set in Ancient Athens it makes us doubly grateful for Aritstotle Detective
Eminently enjoyable