The Pericles Commission

Nicolaos walks the mean streets of Classical Athens as an agent for the promising young politician Pericles. His mission is to find the assassin of the statesman Ephialtes, the man who brought democracy to Athens and whose murder has thrown the city into uproar. It's a job not made any easier by the depressingly increasing number of dead witnesses.

But murder and mayhem don't bother Nico; what's really on his mind is how to get closer (much closer) to Diotima, the intelligent and annoyingly virgin priestess of Artemis, and how to shake off his irritating twelve year-old brother Socrates.

The Pericles Commission is the first in an exciting new series by first-time novelist Gary Corby, who takes us to Ancient Greece at one of the most exciting times in history. In this wonderfully approachable, historically rich novel, Athens is brought vividly to life in a mystery engaging from the first page to last.

Author: Gary Corby
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Published: 11/09/2010
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 8.42h x 5.86w x 1.23d
ISBN: 9780312599027

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 08/01/2010 pg. 56
Publishers Weekly 08/09/2010
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2010

About the Author

GARY CORBY is a first time novelist, former systems programmer at Microsoft, and lives in Australia with his wife and two daughters.