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A great thriller in ancient Rome starring Cicero, ex-centurion Tito, and Sulla.

ONE OF THE 10 BEST CRIME NOVELS OF 2022 RECOMMENDED BY EL PERIÓDICO
WINNER OF THE XII HISLIBRIS HISTORICAL LITERATURE AWARDS

"Very entertaining, [...] amazing."
Juan Carlos Galindo, El País

"As impressive as an Ellroy noir, as gory as a

Tarantino film, and as sharp as a Turow thriller."

Corriere della Sera

"A surprising thriller reminiscent of The Name of the Rose."
Annachiara Sacchi, La Lettura

In 80 BC, Rome is a violent metropolis where money, vice, and politics intertwine. In the darkness of the underworld, four assassins led by a giant with horrible scars break into the new luxury brothel, La Vaina del Gladio, and cause a massacre; among the dead is the rich fabric merchant Marco Vilio Cincio, an aspiring senator. The owner of the place, the sole survivor of the carnage and the main suspect, has disappeared, and many are looking for him, including the veteran centurion Tito Anio.

In another corner of the city, the Vestal virgin Cecilia Metela turns to the young Cicero to defend her protégé, Sextus Roscius, against the accusation of patricide: a delicate case that conceals perverse interests. The shadow of Sulla, whose enemies are increasingly restless, looms over both cases. While Tito must face fights, ambushes, and romantic complications to reach the truth, Cicero will discover that not only Sextus's fate but his own, and even the survival of the Republic, are at stake in the forum.

Critics have said...
"An entertaining plot, [...] amazing [...] Cicero turned into an investigator. Rome, the fascinating Rome of the time, is conveyed to the reader through the atmosphere, through the lives of those who inhabit it, [...] and that is appreciated. Solid entertainment for an afternoon, or two, of rain and cold."
Juan Carlos Galindo, El País

"An impressive book, like an Ellroy noir, as gory as a Tarantino film, and as sharp as a Turow thriller."
Corriere della Sera

"Keeps you hooked until the last page. [...] A sprawling, fierce, and seductive Rome, a hotbed of intrigues in the style of L.A. Confidential."
Giuliano Aluffi, Il Venerdì di Repubblica

"The noir of ancient Rome: sex, crimes, and Cicero."
La Lettura

"Remote and criminal Rome. [...] The Right of Wolves combines Ciceronian thriller and brothel hardboiled [...] and shows that everything is eternal here: politics, fairness, and injustices."
Federico Condello, Robinson de La Repubblica

"Cicero becomes the new Sherlock Holmes."
Cristina De Stefano, Elle

"A real crush. [#] 664 pages that you enjoy reading every single one of."
La Historia en mis Libros

"An intricate fresco of a crucial moment in Roman history, that of Sulla's rise and fall. Intrigue, blood, and ambiguity typical of a criminal novel ante litteram."
Paolo Marcolin, Il Piccolo

"A suspenseful novel that projects us into a distant world by the hand of characters we seem to have known all our lives. [...] A passionate novel."
Mauro Castelli, Economia Italiana