Sacred Games SC (2013 Soho Crime) An Athenian Mystery comic books
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Published Apr 2014 by Soho Crime.
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1st printing. Written by Gary Corby. It is the Olympics of 460 BC. Nicos best friend, Timodemus, is a competitor in the pankration, the deadly martial art of ancient Greece. Timo is hot favorite to win. His only serious rival is Arakos from Sparta. When Arakos is found beaten to death, it is obvious Timodemus must be the killer. Who else could have killed the second-best fighter in all Hellas but the very best? The Judges of the Games sentence Timodemus to be executed in four days time, as soon as the Sacred Games have finished. Complicating everything is the fact that Athens and Sparta are already at each others throats, in the opening stages of a power struggle for control of Hellas. If an Athenian is found to have cheated at the Games by murdering a Spartan, it will be everything the hawks in Sparta need to declare open war the moment the Sacred Truce is over. And thats a war Athens cannot hope to win. Nico and his partner in sleuthing, the annoyingly clever priestess Diotima, have four days to save their friend and avert a war that would tear their world apart.
Softcover, 5-in. x 7-in., 368 pages, Text Only. Cover price $15.95.
