Catilina's Riddle

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Catilina's Riddle

Author	Steven Saylor
Country	United States
Language	English
Series	Roma Sub Rosa
Genre	Historical novel
Publisher	St. Martin's Press
Publication date	1993
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	430 pp
ISBN	978-0312097639
Preceded by	Arms of Nemesis
Followed by	The Venus Throw

Catilina's Riddle is a historical novel by American author Steven Saylor, first published by St. Martin's Press in 1993. It is the third book in his Roma Sub Rosa series of mystery novels set in the Roman Empire. The main character is the Roman sleuth Gordianus the Finder.

Plot summary

The year is 63 BC, and Cicero is consul of Rome. Gordianus, once an associate of Cicero, has moved to the Etruscan countryside, where he has inherited a farm from an old aristocratic friend of his. Cicero, however, still needs his help, and asks Gordianus to look out for the notorious Lucius Sergius Catilina, who Cicero is convinced is plotting a conspiracy to take power in Rome. Then one day, Gordianus' daughter Diana finds a headless corpse in their stable, whom Gordianus dubs Nemo.

v t e Category:Roman books by Steven Saylor

Roma Sub Rosa Novels	Roman Blood (1991) Arms of Nemesis (1992) Catilina's Riddle (1993) The Venus Throw (1995) A Murder on the Appian Way (1996) Rubicon (1999) Last Seen in Massilia (2000) A Mist of Prophecies (2002) The Judgment of Caesar (2004) The Triumph of Caesar (2008)

Roma Sub Rosa Short Stories	The House of the Vestals (1997) A Gladiator Dies Only Once (2005) The Seven Wonders (2012)

The Roma novels	Roma: The Novel of Ancient Rome (2007) Empire: The Novel of Imperial Rome (2010)

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