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Aristotle Detective

  • Imprint: Arrow

  • ISBN: 9780099436133

  • Length: 384  Pages

  • Dimensions: 178mm x 24mm x 110mm

  • Weight: 204g

  • RRP: £12.99

Aristotle Detective

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

  • ISBN: 9780099436133

  • Length: 384  Pages

  • Dimensions: 178mm x 24mm x 110mm

  • Weight: 204g

  • RRP: £12.99

Reviews

  • Why did no one think of this before?

    The Times

  • 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

    Daily Telegraph

  • Eminently enjoyable

    Colin Dexter

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About the Author

Margaret Doody

Margaret Doody teaches at the University of Notre Dame where she is the John and Barbara Glynn Family Professor of Literature. She is the author of a number of books including The True Story of the Novel, and is currently writing a book on Venice, as well as the next Aristotle book.

Margaret Doody

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