Saturday, March 03, 2012

The Perfect Crime

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1: Nex-violent death, murder “Laws are silent in times of war” Cicero A quick, rapt, knock on the door - that was all it took for me ...
Sunday, February 26, 2012

Murder in Carson City (1862)

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Andrew Jackson Marsh The period during which my Western Mysteries are set was a particularly rich one in Nevada history. Between Tuesda...
Saturday, February 25, 2012

Omen of the Crows

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“Dat veniam corvis, vexat censura columbas.”  – Juvenal If one is of a superstitious nature like many a Roman, then one has beliefs gover...
Monday, February 20, 2012

At the Setting of the Sun

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They meet beneath the cover of darkness. Her footsteps echo against the walls, the ghosts of her secrets whispering. She stands with he...
Saturday, February 18, 2012

Golden Sponge-Stick Winners '11

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Jeremy "Jerry" Pine has just sent me this notice, announcing the winners of the Burgess Hill School for Girls Golden Sponge Stick ...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Romance in Ancient Rome - a Quiz

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Cupid on a crab I) St Valentine was most probably a) a Jewish priest b) a Roman soldier c) a Greek freedman d) a Byzantine emper...
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012

Tinker Tailor Votive Willies

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Caroline Lawrence with the artefact It is a snapping cold day in February and I am hot on the trail of a Roman artefact from Rome...
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Saturday, December 31, 2011

Ancient Roman New Year

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Two-faced Janus How did Romans celebrate the new year? Like us, the Romans celebrated the new year on January 1st, which they called ...
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Monday, December 12, 2011

Saloon Archaeology Museum in Reno

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tickets from Piper's Opera House On the fifth floor of the Ansari Business Building at the University of Nevada's Reno campus is ...
Monday, October 31, 2011

Twain's Bloody Massacre

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Insensitive, moi? Was a real life incident in July 1863 part inspiration for one of Mark Twain's most famous newspaper hoax articles?...