Aristotle and Poetic Justice
An Aristotle Detective Novel
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Aristotle and Poetic Justice
An Aristotle Detective Novel
Murder and mayhem may seem like unreasonable company for Aristotle, one of the founding minds of Western philosophy. But in the skilled hands of Margaret Doody, the pairing could not be more logical. With her Aristotle Detective novels, Margaret Doody brings a Holmesian hero to the bloodied streets of ancient Greece, trading the pipe and deerstalker of Sherlock for the woolen chiton and sandals of Aristotle. Replete with suspense, historical detail, and humor, and complemented by an ever-growing cast of characters and vivid descriptions of the ancient world, Doody’s mysteries are as much lively takes on the figures and forms of the classics as they are classic whodunits in their own right.
Stephanos and his teacher return in Aristotle and Poetic Justice, when a party given by wealthy Athenian silver miners leads to kidnapping, a ghost, a road trip to Delphi, and, of course, murder. More historical fiction than a detective novel, this sequel runs the gamut of Athenian social customs, myth, politics, and economics—from the trials of virgin love to the dangers of silver lust.
Stephanos and his teacher return in Aristotle and Poetic Justice, when a party given by wealthy Athenian silver miners leads to kidnapping, a ghost, a road trip to Delphi, and, of course, murder. More historical fiction than a detective novel, this sequel runs the gamut of Athenian social customs, myth, politics, and economics—from the trials of virgin love to the dangers of silver lust.
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Table of Contents
Maps
List of Characters
I Silver Men and an Heiress
II The Flower Festival and the Night of the Ghosts
III Goblins and Disappearances
IV The Ill-Tempered Man
V Man in a Landscape
VI Rural Interludes
VII Into the Hills
VIII The Slave’s Tale
IX Fire and Water
X Delphi
XI The Silver Singer
XII The Brothel at Kirrha
XIII The Beautiful Girl
XIV The Hanged Girl
XV The Elektra of the Cave
XVI The Oracle of Apollo
XVII The Murderer
XVIII Justice and an Abductor
XIX Silver, Gold and Virtue
XX Aristotle’s Poetics
List of Characters
I Silver Men and an Heiress
II The Flower Festival and the Night of the Ghosts
III Goblins and Disappearances
IV The Ill-Tempered Man
V Man in a Landscape
VI Rural Interludes
VII Into the Hills
VIII The Slave’s Tale
IX Fire and Water
X Delphi
XI The Silver Singer
XII The Brothel at Kirrha
XIII The Beautiful Girl
XIV The Hanged Girl
XV The Elektra of the Cave
XVI The Oracle of Apollo
XVII The Murderer
XVIII Justice and an Abductor
XIX Silver, Gold and Virtue
XX Aristotle’s Poetics