The Night Villa

The Night Villa

by Carol Goodman (Author)

Synopsis

Recovering from a shocking act of violence, Cory Chase, classicist and mythographer, decides that taking part in The Papyrus Project, which aims to restore the charred scrolls of Pompeii, might offer her a much needed escape. That is until she suspects that the Modern Pythagoreans, a cult who believe that a lost manuscript of Pythagoras may still exist, are also interested in the scrolls. Suddenly Cory finds herself following a trail that leads her through Southern Italy, Sicily and to Pythagoras's birthplace, where she is pulled into a terrifying underworld of conspiracy to reignite an ancient cult that once rivalled Christianity in the Roman World...

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 432
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Published: 04 Aug 2008

ISBN 10: 0749939087
ISBN 13: 9780749939083

Media Reviews
* 'Goodman's New England gothic sets up a chilling atmosphere and a gruesome scenario very nicely indeed' - Guardian * 'Fulfilling Miss Jean Brodie meets Donna Tartt' - Daily Express
Author Bio
After graduation from Vassar Colege, Carol Goodman taught Latin in Austin, Texas. She then received an MFA in fiction. Goodman currently teaches writing and works as a writer-in-residence.