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The Die Is Cast
Book 2 in the Historical Heroes series.
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The second Historical Heroes volume opens with Caesar at the Rubicon and Lucius Oppius caught between military duty and the possibility of escape. Other stories follow Rufus Varro laying a trap for an old friend, Dick Turpin confronting a false associate, Raffles using the cricketer C. B. Fry during a burglary, and Pat Hobby attempting another improbable Hollywood recovery.
Although the settings range from the Roman Republic to Victorian and Georgian Britain, each story turns on misdirection. A plan designed to control another person exposes the planner’s own weakness, while celebrated names provide cover for less heroic motives. The collection combines crime, espionage and military fiction without treating historical reputation as proof of virtue.
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