Dimensions
110 x 178 x 24mm
Murder and mystery in ancient Athens . . .
Athens, 332 BC - an unhappy city under the sway of the Macedonian Alexander the Great, now fighting the King of Persia for control of the East. In this time of fresh ambition and furtive discontent, Boutades, an eminent citizen, is brutally murdered.
Young Philemon, an exile formerly guilty of manslaughter, is accused of the bizarre homicide. In his absence his cousin and nearest male relative, 23-year-old Stephanos, must conduct Philemon's defence,e and attempt to clear his family's name of this blood murder.
In desperation, Stephanos seeks assistance from Aristotle, his former mentor - and Aristotle turns Detective.
The young, inexperienced boy and the great philosopher form a classically uneven partnership. Their efforts culminate in the gripping trial scene when Stephanos uses all the powers of rhetoric and oratory instilled in him by Aristotle to clear his family's name of this bloody murder . . .
