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Two for Joy (John the Lord Chamberlain, Bk 2)
Two for Joy - John the Lord Chamberlain, Bk 2 Author:Mary Reed, Eric Mayer John the Eunuch, Lord Chamberlain to the Emperor Justinian, is skilled at keeping his footing on the treacherous slopes of court intrigue, but even he may slip when presented with a new and byzantine problem: why would a holy man high atop his pillar spontaneously combust and soon, other stylites burn to their deaths? — John, still fresh from wor... more »king a tricky murder case two years earlier in One For Sorrow, finds that his investigations are hampered by a pagan philosphy tutor from his youth and a heretical Christian prophet whose ultimatums threaten to topple the Empire. Then murder strikes close to home and John has only days to find a solution before he, his friends, his Emperor, Justinian, and the city itself are destroyed.
The sumptuous halls of the Great Palace and the riot-torn streets are filled with danger and deception. Against this rich tapestry, a colorful cast of characters that includes a runaway wife, servants and soldiers, madams and mendicants, a venomous court page and a wealthy landowner or two--not to mention John's bˆte noire, the Empress Theodora--add texture to an exotic tale of sixth century life and mysterious death.« less