David Wishart Bücher

Marcus Corvinius, ein junger römischer Adliger, schätzt Wein, Frauen und ein herzhaftes Lachen weit mehr als die Fron der täglichen Arbeit. Ein Genießer, der sich plötzlich mit einer Aufgabe konfrontiert sieht, die sein Leben aus der Bahn zu werfen droht. Im Auftrag einer attraktiven Frau soll er die Asche ihres Stiefvaters von der Insel Tomi nach Rom schaffen. Was bei jedem anderen eine reine Formalität gewesen wäre, wird zur kniffligen Aufgabe, wenn es sich bei dem Verstorbenen um den vom Kaiser verstoßenen Dichter Ovid handelt. Mit einem Mal hat Marcus Corvinius mehr Feinde als ein römischer Gladiator ... "Die respektloseste Auseinandersetzung mit der Antike seit Das Leben des Brian." The Times

Rom, 19 n. Chr.: Marcus Corvinus wird mit einem prekären Auftrag betraut. Livia, die Gattin des Kaisers Augustus, bittet ihn, die Ermordung des jungen Germanicus zu untersuchen. Doch es ist just jene Livia, die von allen als Hauptverdächtige angeklagt wird, da sie den aufstrebenden Germanicus als Gefahr für ihre eigene Familienpolitik sehen musste. Je mehr sich Marcus Corvinus mit dem Fall und dem Intrigenspiel am kaiserlichen Hofe befasst, umso mehr gerät das Opfer ins Zwielicht. Bei seinen abenteuerlichen Untersuchungen im Rom der Antike muss Marcus mehr als einmal erkennen, dass seine Bemühungen um Aufklärung des Verbrechens nicht von allen gutgeheißen werden ... Die respektloseste Auseinandersetzung mit der Antike seit Das Leben des Brian. The Times

‘Ah, Corvinus.’ Eutacticus was beaming. Bad sign; bad, bad sign. ‘Glad you could make it. Sit down, boy. You had a good summer?’Oh, shit; small talk. With Eutacticus you never, ever got small talk. Forget bad; in terms of signs we were into fully-fledged omen territory here.‘It was interesting, yeah,’ I said. ‘We were away most of the time. We’ve just got back, in fact.’‘Excellent! So you won’t have unpacked yet?’‘Ah...no, as it happens. We’re planning to go down to Castrimoenium to see our adopted daughter and her family. They’re–’‘Were planning.’I blinked. ‘Come again?’‘You heard.’ The smile broadened even more, revealing an incisor. ‘Were planning. Past tense. You owe me and I’m calling in the favour. You’re going to Brundisium.’‘What?’‘A little job I want you to do for me.’Deputed by crime boss Sempronius Eutacticus to investigate the murder of one of his ‘colleagues’, Corvinus finds himself mixing with the soured cream of Brundisium’s criminal élite.The twenty-first book in the Marcus Corvinus series.

"While enjoying the Winter Festival holiday at his adopted daughter's home in the Alban Hills, Marcus Corvinus discovers that a local politician, Quintus Caesius, has been discovered beaten to death at the rear entrance of the town brothel. There are several suspects with reason to bear Caesius a grudge. But who would hate him enough to kill him? And what would a supposedly solid citizen be doing visiting the local brothel?"--Publisher's description.

Now updated to include the latest offerings from all the Scottish distilleries, and using a unique profiling system based on whisky’s 12 dimensions of aroma and taste, this rigorously researched volume is a superb and impartial guide to single malt whiskies. Featuring 267 color photos and illustrations. In Whisky Classified , expert David Wishart eschews the confusing jargon often used to describe malts and replaces it with an objective, easily applied guide to taste. He presents the reader with a new flavor classification system—the result of many distillery visits, whisky tastings, and discussions with industry experts. The profile identifies 12 dimensions to the aroma and taste of malt body, sweetness, smoky, medicinal, tobacco, honey, spicy, winey, nutty, malty, fruity, and floral. These dimensions incorporate, in an easy manner, over 400 commonly used terms to describe malt whisky. This handy, fully illustrated guide also provides a comprehensive survey of Scottish distilleries, with a history and description of each, as well as tasting notes, visitor information, regional maps, and a profile of the whisky according to his unique classification by flavor.

When Corvinus receives a letter from his adopted daughter, Marilla, with a tantalizing PS mentioning a possible murder, he hot-foots it to Castrimoenium at once. Not everyone, however, agrees that Lucius Hostilius was murdered. Poison was apparently the means of death, but Lucius was terminally ill. It was only a matter of time. Although he hasn't any official investigative status, Corvinus can't resist doing a little amateur sleuthing. And he has barely begun when two other corpses turn up and he is formally on the case. Lucius had been suffering something of a personality change because of his illness, so there is no shortage of suspects among friends and family whom he had antagonized. But Corvinus goes up many a blind alley before arriving at the heart of the mystery. As we follow Marcus Corvinus, clue by clue, on his 10th case, we allow ourselves to be diverted by rumors of Meton’s love life—and by an authentic recipe for fish pickle sauce.

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May, AD 41. The emperor Claudius has acceded to the throne, and Rome's citizens look forward to an era of peace. Not so Marcus Corvinus however, who finds himself investigating two murders. At first Marcus refuses to cooperate - but when his enquiries lead him to Rome's busy trading port, he uncovers a disturbing connection between the two deaths.