Eight for Eternity: A John, the Lord Chamberlain Mystery

This sequel to One for Sorrow continues the sixth-century adventures of John the Eunuch in the bustling, intrigue-filled city of Constantinople. The authors successfully create a setting in which Continue reading »

Reed and Mayer’s excellent eighth John the Chamberlain mystery (after 2008’s Seven for a Secret ) centers on the real-life Nika riots, which nearly Continue reading »

Painting an enticing picture of sixth-century Byzantium, Reed and Mayer ably evoke court intrigue and the conflict of religious beliefs in the Christian capital of Constantinople. The sleuth is John Continue reading »

John, Lord Chamberlain to the Emperor Justinian, continues his sixth-century A.D. adventures in this third worthy installment (following One for Sorrow and Continue reading »

Reed and Mayer’s solid 11th John the Chamberlain mystery (after 2014’s Ten for Dying) finds the sixth-century sleuth no longer serving Emperor Justinian. Now living in exile from Continue reading »

In Reed and Mayer’s superior ninth mystery set in sixth-century Constantinople (after 2010’s Eight for Eternity), Justinian sets John, the emperor’s lord chamberlain, an almost impossible, Continue reading »

Reed and Mayer mix things up a bit with their 10th whodunit set in Constantinople during the reign of Emperor Justinian (after 2012's Nine for the Devil). In the wake of the murder of the emperor's Continue reading »

In this captivating prequel set in sixth-century Constantinople, the fourth in Reed and Mayer's well-received historical series (Three for a Letter, etc.), Continue reading »

Reed and Mayer surpass last year's fine Four for a Boy with this superb fifth entry in their series to feature smart, determined and credibly human sleuth Continue reading »

In Reed and Mayer’s engrossing seventh mystery set in sixth-century Constantinople (after 2005’s Six for Gold ), John, lord chamberlain to the Continue reading »

Reed and Mayer’s outstanding 12th whodunit set in the sixth century CE (after 2015’s Murder in Megara) takes John the Eunuch, a worshipper of the sun god Mithra and former lord chamberlain Continue reading »

Set in plague-ridden sixth-century Constantinople, Reed and Mayer's captivating sixth John the Eunuch novel (after 2004's Five for Silver ) opens Continue reading »