The King’s Gambit Audiobook

" A mild amusement but certainly not as good as the Roma Sub Rosa series. Some interesting parts...and the second half is certainly more interesting than the first. "

" If you like mysteries and ancient Rome this is the series for you! "

" A great start to a wonderful series of historic detective books. Not only for Ancient Rome enthusiasts. :) "

" Gripping, well-read, & plausible. I haven't read any of the others in this series, so I'm hoping the parts I liked weren't simply a fluke & I'll like the other books for the same reasons. "

" After reading the fifth in this series (unintentionally) I started with the first. It was entertaining and seems to be as historically accurate as one can be writing a novel about a time long ago. It is interesting to compare how different authors see historical characters. "

" A fun murder mystery in the same camp as Agatha Christie, but with a glossary of ancient Roman terminology you have to absorb "

" Decent book, not as good as Lindsey Davis. The premise is very similar to Davis' books, but it doesn't have the same humorous quality. "

" This book is about 15 days in Rome during the year 694. Very hard to understand all of the historical terms of the Senate even with the index in the back. Yet I found an interesting murder mystery in it's pages. "

" I enjoyed this book. The author is very familiar with ancient Rome and this is a period in history I like reading about. I would recommend it to historical fiction readers. "

" Interesting historical novel but it didn't suck me in like I like books to do. I'm still going to keep with the series, though. It's like I'm all invested now and I have to find out what happens to everyone! "

" If you can get past the ridiculously long and hard to pronounce Roman names, this book is quite entertaining and a quick read. Definitely a good vacation read. "

" What a great series starter. Dealing with the machinations of Crassus, Pompey, and Clodius, Decius struggles to align his social and political position with his moral obligations. I am excited to read more in this series. "

" John Maddox Roberts is the best of Roman mystery writers. No anachronisms or projections of present mores into the past (read: Lindsey Davis), research close to Steven Saylor, and consistent writing. "

" Set in Rome, its a historical novel/mystery. There was a lot of political intrigue. Unfortunatly there was also a scene that caused me to skip almost a whole chapter, and it was alluded to throughout the rest of the book. Eww. "

" Great start to a wonderful series! A good mix of the mystery and historical genres, and well-written characters. "

" If you can get past the ridiculously long and hard to pronounce Roman names, this book is quite entertaining and a quick read. Definitely a good vacation read. "

" This book is about 15 days in Rome during the year 694. Very hard to understand all of the historical terms of the Senate even with the index in the back. Yet I found an interesting murder mystery in it's pages. "

" A fun murder mystery in the same camp as Agatha Christie, but with a glossary of ancient Roman terminology you have to absorb "

" If you like mysteries and ancient Rome this is the series for you! "

" Set in Rome, its a historical novel/mystery. There was a lot of political intrigue. Unfortunatly there was also a scene that caused me to skip almost a whole chapter, and it was alluded to throughout the rest of the book. Eww. "

" Decent little detective story set in Rome. There's a gratuitous sex chapter that you can probably skip without missing much at all. The ending wasn't really a surprise, but it's still kind of fun. "

" Interesting historical novel but it didn't suck me in like I like books to do. I'm still going to keep with the series, though. It's like I'm all invested now and I have to find out what happens to everyone! "

" I've read most of this entire series-- they're all murder mysteries set in Rome during the late Republic. Really entertaining and give a great picture of Rome during that time period, especially the politics. I'm a ancient Rome buff so it's right up my alley :) "