Murder at the Agora (An Athenian Mystery, Book 1) Special Price until September 7, 2025
Athens, 451 BC. The city is alive with debate, ambition, and the fragile promise of democracy. But when a gifted young orator collapses and dies in the midst of a public speech, the dream of freedom is stained with blood.
Meet Nikandros
The son of a grain merchant, Nikandros believes in the new order of democracy, where truth and reason can shape the destiny of the polis. Yet as he seeks answers, he is pulled into a world of rival factions, hidden loyalties, and dangerous secrets. What begins as a single crime soon reveals a network of intrigue reaching beyond Athens itself.
A City on Edge
The Agora—the beating heart of Athenian life—is filled with voices, markets, and rumors. But beneath the marble stoas and crowded stalls lies a darker truth: every speech has a price, every vote can be bought, and every ideal has an enemy. To uncover the murderer, Nikandros must risk his friends, his family, and even his own faith in democracy.
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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - An orator is stabbed before a crowd in Athens. The city sees a murder. Nikandros sees a warning.Theoros had dared to ask who profited from the tribute paid by Athens' allies-and who was allowed to call himself Athenian. Nikandros, a grain merchant's son, came to hear him speak. He leaves the Agora with blood on his cloak and a lead curse tablet scratched with four names. One of them appears in his father's accounts.The magistrate needs a witness. Nikandros has become something more dangerous: a man concealing evidence while he tries to learn whom he can trust with it. His search leads from the crowded market to the ships of Piraeus, through merchant ledgers, frightened testimony, and the rivalries of men who claim to speak for the city. Each answer puts someone else at risk.To find Theoros's killer, Nikandros must discover what the dead man knew-and decide whether he can bring it into the open without destroying his own family.The Murder at the Agora begins the Athenian Mystery series, a historical crime story set in fifth-century BCE Athens. Artikel-Nr. 9798264168673
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