{"product_id":"conspirata","title":"Conspirata","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn book two of the Ancient Rome Trilogy that started with \u003ci\u003eImperium\u003c\/i\u003e, bestselling Robert Harris again turns Roman history into a gripping thriller as Cicero faces a new power struggle in a world filled with treachery, violence, and vengeance.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the eve of Cicero's inauguration as consul of Rome, a grisly discovery sends fear rippling through a city already racked by unrest. A young slave boy has been felled by a hammer, his throat slit and his organs removed, apparently as a human sacrifice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Cicero, the ill omens of this hideous murder only increase his dangerous situation: elected leader by the people but despised by the heads of the two rival political camps. Caught in a shell game that leaves him forever putting out fires only to have them ignite elsewhere, Cicero plays for the future of the republic...and his life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere is a plot to assassinate him, abetted by a rising young star of the Roman senate named Gaius Julius Caesar--and it will take all the embattled consul's wit, strength, and force of will to stop the plot and keep Rome from becoming a dictatorship.","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52344914444504,"sku":"9780743266116","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/0369\/4552\/files\/imageloader_fd732358-5b2c-4690-9df1-fb08de0a6078.jpg?v=1788291017","url":"https:\/\/bigredbooks.shop\/products\/conspirata","provider":"Big Red Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}