-=>While in the White Hart, David Chessler explained to Fred Runk that<=-
 DC> John Maddox Roberts, not Robert Maddox.
 
Yes, that sounds right.
 >     He also had a Roman detective?
 DC> He may be better known as an SF writer, and he did one or more
 DC> books in the "Conan" series of adventure-fantasy.
He has several out, of which I've read one.
 DC> A search of the LA public library catalog produced the following
 DC> (in cronological order). The last two do not take place in Rome.
 DC> Murder in Tarsis would appear to be from that period, but from
 DC> the middle east (perhaps it has something to do with St. Paul?).
Could be.
 DC> AUTHOR(s):       Roberts, John Maddox.
 DC> TITLE(s):        SPQR /  John Maddox Roberts.
I remember seeing that title around, but never connected it with the SF John
Maddox Roberts.
I don't remember seeing the other titles you listed.  Thanks for the
information.
 DC> AUTHOR(s):       Roberts, John Maddox.
 DC> TITLE(s):        The ghosts of Saigon /  John Maddox Roberts.
 DC> 1st U.S. ed.
Vietnam mystery?
FINISHED: Robert Silverberg. FACE OF THE WATERS
FINISHED: Steven Saylor. ROMAN BLOOD
FINISHED: COPPER STAR, ed. Bruce D. Arthurs. Anth. of Southwestern fantasy,
          horror, and science fiction.
CR: Batya Gur. SATURDAY MORNING MURDER,  209/294
CR: Marcel Proust. Book 2, WITHIN A BUDDING GROVE, 110/546
Email: fredr@gci-net.com
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