Random Musing:
Do awards truly
help book sales?
Several hardbacks
of The Janissary
Tree just turned
up to be remain-
dered at my local
book store for
$8 apiece. (6/1)

Works in English:   

• New edition: The third in the Aurelia Marcella series by Jane Finnis, Buried Too Deep, has appeared in the USA. (6/9)
• Forthcoming: Steven Saylor is planning a new short story to appear in July as well as a sequel to Roma. (6/1)
• New edition: David Wishart's Illegally Dead in paperback February 2009. (6/1)
• Roman Mysteries By the Numbers (5/27)
• New work: Albert Bell's The Blood of Caesar has appeared. (5/27)
• New work: William I. Edmunds' new Biblical re-telling titled All Roads Lead to Zion has appeared. (5/25)
• New work: Steven Saylor's new novel, The Triumph of Caesar has appeared. (5/13)
• New edition: Lindsey Davis' Saturnalia (US paperback) (5/1)
• Forthcoming: John Maddox Roberts' next novel in English is to be Oracle of the Dead, to appear in December 2008. (4/29)
• New work: Seven For A Secret is the title for the latest in the John the Eunuch series by Mary Reed and Eric Mayer. (4/15)
• New work: Ben Pastor's second novel, The Fire Waker has appeared. (4/8)
• New work: The second novel by Ruth Downie, Terra Incognita has appeared. (3/4)
• New work: The twelfth novel in the Corvinus series by David Wishart, Illegally Dead has appeared. (2/20)
• New edition: The Beggar of Volubilis by Caroline Lawrence (paperback) (2/20)
• Forthcoming: Nox Dormienda (to appear in July) is a forthcoming first Roman mystery by Kelli Stanley. With this series being called "Roman noir" and a new mystery book by Michael Chabon also being called by that term, it's clear that noir is back in fashion. In fact, noir is the new black. (1/14)
• New edition: Six for Gold by Mary Reed and Eric Mayer (large print paperback) (1/4)
• Forthcoming: Caroline Lawrence hopes to publish the following titles in coming years: The Prophet from Ephesus, The Legionary from Londinium and The Man from Pomegranate Street. (12/14)
• New work: John Maddox Roberts' Under Vesuvius has appeared. (12/12)
• New work: The Beggar of Volubilis is the fourteenth in the series of juveniles by Caroline Lawrence (11/26)
• New work: The Slave Girl from Jerusalem is the thirteenth in the series of juveniles by by Caroline Lawrence (11/26)
• New edition: The Charioteer of Delphi by Caroline Lawrence (paperback) (11/26)
• New edition: The Sirens of Surrentum by Caroline Lawrence (paperback) (11/26)
• Forthcoming: The Scribes from Alexandria by Caroline Lawrence is scheduled to appear in hardcover in June of 2008. (11/26)
• Forthcoming: The Scribes from Alexandria by Caroline Lawrence is scheduled to appear in paperback in November of 2008. (11/26)
• New edition: David Wishart's In at the Death (paperback) (11/16)
• New work: "Convivium" is the title of a new web-published short story by Kelli Stanley. (9/4)
• New edition: Rosemary Rowe's A Coin for the Ferryman (paperback) (9/4)
• Forthcoming: Albert Noyer has penned a fourth novel which is also the third in his trilogy: Death at Pergamum (publication date unknown). (8/4)
• New work: A novel by an author new to the field, Ben Pastor, The Water Thief has appeared. (7/9)
• New work: A novel by an author new to the field, Ruth Downie, Medicus has appeared. (7/9)
• New work: Rosemary Rowe's ninth in the Libertus series, A Coin for the Ferryman has appeared. (7/9)
• New work: The second Roman-era novel by Philip Boast, Son of Heaven has appeared. This time the novel also includes Han Dynasty China. (7/9)
• New work: Marilyn Todd's thirteenth novel in her Claudia series. Scorpion Rising has appeared. She has now started a new series featuring an ancient Greek detective. Todd fans will have to follow her further tales at The Sibyl & Sleuth. (7/9)
• New edition: Four for a Boy Mary Reed and Eric Mayer (paperback) (7/9)

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• New work: Freyas Fluch, the second novel by Ingo Gach, has appeared. (6/30)
• New edition: Danila Comastri Montanari has had a third novel published: Tod in Olympia. (6/11)
• Forthcoming: John Maddox Roberts' thirteenth novel, Die Feinde des Imperators is to appear in January of 2009. (5/25)
• New work: Die verflixten Fälle aus Gallien und Germanien, the fifth book in the series by Germund Mielke appeared in 2004. (2/8)
• New work: Das Geheimnis der Amphore and Der Sohn des Gladiators are the titles of two new juveniles by Franjo Terhart. (2/3)
• New work: Das Geheimnis des Mithras-Tempels is a novel in a new series by Karola Hagemann and Ilka Stitz who previously wrote together as Malachy Hyde.
• New work: Der Geschmack der Tollkirsche is the title of a novel by an author new to the field, Beate Sauer. (1/16)
• New work: Verschwörung in Germanien is the title of a novel by an author new to the field, Wolfgang Dietsch. (1/15)
• New work: Fortunas Rache is the title of a novel by an author new to the field, Maria W. Peter. (1/14)
• Forthcoming: A second edition of Die Antike außerhalb des Hörsaals, edited by Kai Brodersen, a collection of papers about mysteries from a conference at Mannheim is planned. Included is an article by Rosmarie Günther, "Römische Ermittlungen", which compares the works of Saylor, Roberts, Davis and Stöver. (1/4)
• Forthcoming: The fourth novel by Peter Lichtenberger is to be Aquilianus und der heilige Florian. (11/26)
• New edition: Der geheimnisvolle Römerwagen in Colonia by Heide Huber (paperback) (11/26)
• New work: Corpus Sacrum is the title of a new author to this field: Andreas Möhn. (11/9)
• New work: Gewinne der Götter Gunst is the title of the fourth novel by Malachy Hyde. (10/30)
• New work: Der rote Rächer and Die Brandstifter von Rom are more in the series of juveniles by Fabian Lenk. (10/30)
• New edition: Das Schwert von Karthago by Gisbert Haefs (paperback) (10/30)
• New edition: Wisse, dass du sterblich bist by Malachy Hyde (paperback) (10/30)
• New edition: Tod eines Centurio by John Maddox Roberts (paperback) (10/30)

• New work: The latest novel by Danila Comastri Montanari is titled Nemesis. (6/11)
• New work: The latest novel by Rosario Magrì is titled Il medico dell'Imperatore (6/11)
• New work: Italian researcher Stefano Rocchi has authored the scholarly essay "Gialli storici ambientati a Pompei" (Mystery stories set in Pompeii) which has been published in Delitti di Carta (volume 7/8, November 2006-May 2007, pp. 50-63). No on-line version is available, but any interested in reading it may contact Stefano for a PDF version. (1/4)
• New work: Danila Comastri Montanari has published two more novels in Italian: Olympia and Tenebrae. (10/30)