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Of course we all have heard of Pompeii and the volcano but this was my first actual read about it. It was a quick paced read, descriptive of some of the amazing innovations of the romans, and a fascinating leadup to the volcanic event. I never really connected with the characters as they felt somewhat flat but I definitely found the natural events pretty gripping. The lead up to the volcanic eruption was done well as was the actual event itself. Scary and unimaginable. Not sure what I think of h
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Marcus Attilius Primus arrives in a small resort town on the Bay of Naples to begin his new job as the chief engineer of Aqua Augusta, a huge aqueduct, which provides the area surrounding Mount Vesuvius with it's water. The man whose job Attilius takes over is missing, and a mystery surrounds a sudden interruption of the water flow.
I must admit, Harris did a great job of moving the story into suspense. I liked that he added a bit of a forbidden romance to the storyline, and the author surely di ...more
I must admit, Harris did a great job of moving the story into suspense. I liked that he added a bit of a forbidden romance to the storyline, and the author surely di ...more
Mar 31, 2017
Nancy
marked it as maybe
Sep 27, 2020
Maureen
marked it as to-read
