

THE DEADLIEST THIEF is here!
I stood there as if I’d been punched in the chest. The knocking was so frantic that I bolted out of my study, tore across the atrium to...


A STUNNING REVIEW
In THE DEADLIEST THIEF, June Trop brings to life a fascinating figure in 1st Century CE Alexandria, Miriam bat Isaac. Despite its ancient...


DON'T BE FOOLED
In THE DEADLIEST FEVER, Miriam speaks of the beauty of the Egyptian plane trees in the gardens of Alexandria as her bearers bring her to...


HAVE YOU TASTED THAT CHEESE FROM MACEDONIA?
In THE DEADLIEST THIEF, Miriam’s latest adventure, she welcomes a guest to her table in a local café. A moment later, a mousy-haired,...


GRAFFITI IN THE MODERN WORLD
In modern times, graffiti has come to be regarded as a rapidly evolving, stylized form of social expression, where spray paint and marker...


GRAFFITI IN THE ANCIENT WORLD
Both the term “graffiti” and its rarely used singular form “graffito” are from the Italian word graffiato meaning scratched. In ancient...


HOW MUCH DID THE GEMS WEIGH?
“Will you look at that!” Bion made a sound, equal parts gasp and squeal. “No wonder he slept with a cudgel.” As he lifted the sack out of...


IT'S OUT!
Miriam bat Isaac, a budding alchemist and amateur sleuth in first-century CE Alexandria, becomes frantic when her best friend, Phoebe, is...


DON’T TELL ME IT TASTES LIKE CHICKEN!
In THE DEADLIEST HATE, when Miriam is in Caesarea, she takes the side streets to avoid not only the traffic but the assassins who could...


Read One of the Nine Most Riveting Mysteries Set in the Distant Past
Catching criminals has always been difficult, but centuries ago, all sleuths had to go on were their wits and whatever clues the...