{"product_id":"the-kings-gambit-spqr-i","title":"The King's Gambit (SPQR I)","description":"Blackmail, corruption, treachery, murder--the glory that was Rome.\n\nIn this Edgar Award-nominated mystery, John Maddox Roberts takes readers back to a Rome filled with violence and evil. Vicious gangs ruled the streets of Crassus and Pompey, routinely preying on plebeian and patrician alike, so the garroting of a lowly ex-slaved and the disembowelment of a foreign merchant in the dangerous Subura district seemed of little consequence to the Roman hierarchy. But Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger--highborn commander of the local vigiles--was determined to investigate. Despite official apathy, brazen bribes, and sinister threates, Decius uncovers a world of corruption at the highest levels of his government that threatens to destroy him and the government he serves.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0312277059\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0312277059.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Roberts, John Maddox\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41461309177914,"sku":"DBV.0312277059.G","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0312277059-0.jpg?v=1781209425","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-kings-gambit-spqr-i","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}