# The Venus Throw

**Author(s):** Steven Saylor
**Unpaid SageChimp rating:** insufficient data (0 unpaid reviews; need 5)
**Verdict JSON:** https://www.sagechimp.com/books/the-venus-throw/verdict.json
**Genres:** history, literary-fiction
**Pages:** 416
**Publisher:** Raincoast
**Published:** Sun Jan 01 1995 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
**Language:** en
**ISBN-13:** 9781849016100
**ISBN-10:** 1845292456
**ASIN:** B003JH8M2O
**Amazon categories:** Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
**Amazon binding:** $14.99
**URL:** https://www.sagechimp.com/books/the-venus-throw

## Description

In ancient Rome, Gordianus-the-Finder investigates the murder of Dio, an Egyptian envoy who came to Rome to protest the rule of the Egyptian king. For Gordianus the case is a personal matter, Dio having been his teacher of philosophy back in Alexandria.

## SageChimp reader verdict

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- **Unpaid reviews:** 0
- **ARC / incentivized reviews:** 0
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