A Murder on the Appian Way

A Murder on the Appian Way is a historical novel by American author Steven Saylor, first published by St. Martin's Press in 1996. It is the fifth book in his Roma Sub Rosa series of mystery novels set in the final decades of the Roman Republic. The main character is the Roman sleuth Gordianus the Finder.

A Murder on the Appian Way
First edition
AuthorSteven Saylor
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SeriesRoma Sub Rosa
GenreHistorical
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
Publication date
1996
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages304 pp
ISBN978-0312143770
Preceded byThe Venus Throw 
Followed byThe House of the Vestals 

Plot summary

The year is 52 BC, and Rome is in turmoil as rival gangs fight it out in the streets. When the gang leader and radical politician Publius Clodius Pulcher is found murdered on the Appian Way south of Rome, the main suspect is Clodius' rival gang leader, Titus Annius Milo. Gordianus is hired by Cicero, who is Milo's defender, to find the true murderer. In the shadows lurk powerful men such as Caesar and Pompey.


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