Gary Corby
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| Gary Corby | |
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| Born | 1963 Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation | novelist |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Period | 2008 - present |
| Genre | historical mystery |
| Notable works | The Athenian Mysteries |
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Gary Corby is an Australian author of historical mysteries set in the world of Classical Greece.
His novels feature historical figures from the time as recurring characters, notably Socrates, Pericles, and the priestess Diotima of Mantinea. The series hero is a fictional detective/agent named Nicolaos; the heroine is Diotima.
Contents
Published works
The Athenian Mysteries
- The Pericles Commission (2010)
- The Ionia Sanction (2011)
- Sacred Games (2013)
- The Marathon Conspiracy (2014)
- Death ex Machina (2015)[1]
- The Singer from Memphis (May 2016)
Awards and nominations
- Nominated for the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Novel in 2010, for The Pericles Commission.[2]
- Winner of the 2008 Arthur Conan Doyle Prize for new fiction in the historical mystery category for the short story The Pasion Contract.[3]
References
External links
- A dead man fell from the sky. Official website and blog.
