Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ovid | 1995 | Marcus Corvinu | Buy |
| 2 | Germanicus | 1997 | Marcus Corvinu | Buy |
| 3 | Sejanus | 1998 | Marcus Corvinu | Buy |
| 4 | The Lydian Baker | 1998 | Marcus Corvinu | Buy |
| 5 | Old Bones | 2000 | Marcus Corvinu | Buy |
| 6 | Last Rites | 2001 | Marcus Corvinu | Buy |
| 7 | White Murder | 2002 | Marcus Corvinu | Buy |
| 8 | A Vote for Murder | 2003 | Marcus Corvinu | Buy |
| 9 | Parthian Shot | 2004 | Marcus Corvinu | Buy |
| 10 | Food for the Fishes | 2005 | Marcus Corvinu | Buy |
| 11 | In at the Death | 2007 | Marcus Corvinu | Buy |
| 12 | Illegally Dead | 2008 | Marcus Corvinu | Buy |
| 13 | Bodies Politic | 2010 | Marcus Corvinu | Buy |
| 14 | No Cause for Concern | 2012 | Marcus Corvinu | Buy |
| 15 | Solid Citizens | 2013 | Marcus Corvinu | Buy |
| 16 | Finished Business | 2014 | Marcus Corvinu | Buy |
| 17 | Trade Secrets | 2016 | Marcus Corvinu | Buy |
| 18 | Foreign Bodies | 2016 | Marcus Corvinu | Buy |
| 19 | Family Commitments | 2017 | Marcus Corvinu | Buy |
| 20 | Going Back | 2018 | Marcus Corvinu | Buy |
| 21 | Dead Mens Sandals | 2020 | Marcus Corvinu | Buy |
The Marcus Corvinus series features a wine-loving Roman aristocrat who has a knack for getting mixed up in the political crimes and conspiracies of ancient Rome. Starting with Ovid (1995), the series uses real historical events and figures as the backdrop for fictional murder mysteries, blending careful research with a wry narrative voice.
Over twenty-one books published between 1995 and 2020, the series covers everything from the exile of a famous poet to political assassinations to more everyday murders in the streets and villas of Rome. Corvinus himself is a likable amateur detective whose patrician status gives him access to both the powerful and the powerless.