Last Rites Marcus Corvinus Volume 6 Mr David Wishart 9781539895541 Books
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‘Right,’ I said. ‘So what can I do for the Chief Vestal, pal?’ The Axeman was flexing his hands like he was squeezing a couple of these wooden balls wrestlers use to strengthen their grip. ‘I’m to take you to the Galba place,’ he said. ‘There’s been a death.’ ‘Fine,’ I said. ‘You care to tell me whose?’ ‘One of the Ladies.’ Shit. I sat back. One of the Ladies, eh? For Torquata’s Axeman that could mean only one thing. The dead woman was a Vestal. Asked to investigate the death of a young woman during the closed-door rites of the Good Goddess, Corvinus knows he is on very sensitive ground. Particularly if it isn’t murder. The sixth book in the Marcus Corvinus series.
Last Rites Marcus Corvinus Volume 6 Mr David Wishart 9781539895541 Books
Corvinus is minding his own business when the Chief Vestal summons him. A vestal is found dead after the Good Goddess rites - maybe suicide, maybe not, definite problem. Corvinus tracks down a major scandal and takes us through some Eastern rites, some Roman rites, and some flute players. Nothing immersive in this one. Did not try to figure out the killer and his motives and did not solve ahead of the prose. Perilla and the household staff as usual add a great deal of fun to the mysteryProduct details
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Last Rites Marcus Corvinus Volume 6 Mr David Wishart 9781539895541 Books Reviews
It seems to be an unspoken agreement amongst Roman historical murder mystery authors to have a murder mystery involving the Vestal Virgins. Wishart goes one step further, blatantly drawing parallels to the Bona Dea scandal of 63 which tends to misdirect the reader who is aware of that historical event, perhaps deliberately. So, with the inevitable comparisons to JMR and Davis, amongst others, aside, Marcus Corvinus moves into his latest novel with an easy familiarity.
Last Rites deals with another consular-level murder, Marcus being called in to discreetly investigate the death of the Vestal Cornelia during the Bona Dea rites. A reluctance for the senior protagonists to admit to anything that would indicate scandal leads us a dance through the subsequent suicide of Marcus Lepidus -Cornelia's childhood friend, and the deaths of Cornelia's maid Niobe, a fluteplayer who wasn't present at the rite, Thalia, the original assassin, and an unfortunate member of the Watch, Chiro. There is the usual mix of accompanying characters, headed by the senatorial family comprising Marcus Lepidus Senior, his overtly promiscuous daughter Lepida and the fateful Marcus Lepidus Junior. The tight-lipped Vestal community headed by Junia Torquata and the immediate affiliates of the consul Galba all serve ensure this is one murder mystery that has Marcus delving into the highest echelons of Roman society. However Marcus spends the few days running up to Saturnalia picking his way through Rome's murky politics and assorted colorful characters with a dry wit that makes for fluid reading.
All this, mixed in with Marcus' daily home trials, epitomised in this novel by a very amusing episodic dealings with Perilla's latest fad of a water clock and the delightful continuing development of the character of Bathyllus, means that Last Rites is another excellent offering from Wishart.
I must confess I managed to read White Murder before this one and this novel confirms Wishart's tendency to use Rufia Perilla as Marcus' `sounding board' to both recap the day's events and to outline theories. It is faintly annoying as it implies the author is keen to ensure we don't miss a single clue and, rather than allowing us to theorize ourselves, dictates that we follow Corvinus' thought process to the letter.
That aside, what Wishart does so well is mix murder and Roman politics so well, spending considerable time providing plausible motive for each crime, which is what makes Marcus Corvinus' installments so fascinating. Highly recommended.
Having been a long time fan of Lindsey Davis' character Marco Didius Falco, I wondered how Wishart's Marcus Valerius Corvinus was going to compare and besides being set in a similar time frame, that is the most they have in common, besides a straight laced wife and a knack for getting into scrapes with the aristocracy. I have tried to ignore the things about Marcus Corvinus that irritates me like his wisecracking, modern vernacular and his "yeah's" and triple contractions and his comparisons of things that make no sense, because I love this author's details of ancient life. Like Davis, Wishart pours ancient Rome out from his pen and creates a world that is immersive. I will say that this book Last Rites, left me wanting a cleaner and clearer story line. There were so many characters and so many distractions that when I finished reading it, I wondered, did I miss where the killer was revealed and had to go back and re-read sections to gain clarity. Was Tiberius involved? Gauis Germanicus? Who exactly? I have continued on in the series despite this hiccup in this volume. I hope to like Marcus Corvinus the more I engage with him and his bride as we traverse the Roman Empire.
Good story
Corvinus is called in to solve a crime and prevent a scandal, when a young woman is found dead the morning after the sacred rite ot the Bona Dea. That is a ladies' only ceremony, attended by most of the female part of Rome's upper crust, including the Vestal Virgins. Our hero is in fine fettle, wise cracking his way through an extremely awkward investigation, and the atmosphere of First Century Rome is as ever stunningly recreated. Lacks some of the excitement of the first books in the series, but an enjoyable book.
I love this series! Great fun!
The author of this book, and the Corvinus series, uses modern dialogue to tell this story set in ancient Rome. Corvinus is a 'vuglar Nick Charles (The Thin Man)' type of character. I simply could not get comfortable with the use of f*** and s***, which are peppered throughout the story. Other overused words include - pal, yeah, uh-uh, okay, right ( as a substitute for yeah). Out of place phraseology include - catch you later, vertically challenged, you've got the ball, and no how, no where. The use of modern dialogue is a distraction and doesn't fit the Roman purple-striper persona.
This genre is much better handled by Davis, Saylor and Roberts.
I've read all of Wishart's books and loved every one of them. Corvinus and Perilla are said to be the Nick and Nora Charles of the ancient Roman patrician class...and it's true. Corvinus gets his butt kicked a lot for sticking his nose into business above his station in life. As a fan, I want more.
Corvinus is minding his own business when the Chief Vestal summons him. A vestal is found dead after the Good Goddess rites - maybe suicide, maybe not, definite problem. Corvinus tracks down a major scandal and takes us through some Eastern rites, some Roman rites, and some flute players. Nothing immersive in this one. Did not try to figure out the killer and his motives and did not solve ahead of the prose. Perilla and the household staff as usual add a great deal of fun to the mystery
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