The husband and wife team of Mary Reed and Eric Mayer published
several short stories about John, Lord Chamberlain to Emperor
Justinian, in mystery anthologies and in Ellery Queen Mystery
Magazine prior to 1999’s highly acclaimed first full length novel,
One for Sorrow. Entries in the series have been honored by a Best
Mystery Glyph Award, an honorable mention in the Glyph Best Book
category, and was a finalist for the IPPY Best Mystery Award (Two
For Joy), nominations for the Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical
Mystery Award (Four For A Boy and Five For Silver), and a Glyph
Award for Best Book Series (Five For Silver). The American Library
Association’s Booklist Magazine named the Lord Chamberlain novels
one of its four Best Little Known Series.
Mary Reed & Eric Mayer also write under Eric Reed. The husband and
wife team of Mary Reed and Eric Mayer published several short
stories about John, Lord Chamberlain to Emperor Justinian, in
mystery anthologies and in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine prior to
1999's highly acclaimed first full length novel, One for Sorrow.
Entries in the series have been honored by a Best Mystery Glyph
Award, an honorable mention in the Glyph Best Book category, and
was a finalist for the IPPY Best Mystery Award (Two For Joy),
nominations for the Bruce Alexander Memorial Historical Mystery
Award (Four For A Boy and Five For Silver), and a Glyph Award for
Best Book Series (Five For Silver). The American Library
Association's Booklist Magazine named the Lord Chamberlain novels
one of its four Best Little Known Series.
Mary Reed & Eric Mayer also write under Eric Reed.
"The puzzle is challenging enough to keep readers searching for
clues, but the triumph of the authors lies in their spot-on
recreation of the political and bureaucratic climate of the
times."
*Publishers Weekly Starred Review for Nine for the
Devil*
"The 12th franchise entry places the reader in the middle of the
turmoil of sixth-century Rome and into a tense historical
mystery."
*Kirkus Reviews*
"Reed and Mayer's outstanding 12th whodunit set in the sixth
century CE takes John the Eunuch, a worshipper of the sun god
Mithra and former lord chamberlain to Emperor Justinian, from
Greece, where he has been in exile from Constantinople, to Rome,
which is under siege by the Goths...The cleverness of the plot and
the solution to the murder are among the series's best." (starred
review)
*Publishers Weekly*
"Although the story starts slowly, it builds to a crescendo of
violence, betrayal, and tragedy...a novel rich in history, a
testament to the incredible amount of research...so vivid is the
imagery."
*Kings River Life*
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