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.

Published works

The Athenian Mysteries

1. The Pericles Commission (2010) ISBN  978-0-312-59902-7 ^[1]
2. The Ionia Sanction (2011) ISBN  978-0-312-59901-0 ^[1]
3. Sacred Games (2013) ISBN  978-1-61695-227-3 ^[1]
4. The Marathon Conspiracy (2014) ISBN  978-1-61695-387-4 ^[1]
5. Death ex Machina (2015) ISBN  978-1-61695-519-9 ^[2]
6. The Singer from Memphis (2016) ISBN  978-1-61695-668-4 ^[1]
7. Death on Delos (2017) ISBN  978-1-61695-821-3 ^[1]

Awards and nominations

• Nominated for the Ned Kelly Award for Best First Novel in 2010, for The Pericles Commission. ^[3]
• Winner of the 2008 Arthur Conan Doyle Prize for new fiction in the historical mystery category for the short story The Pasion Contract. ^[4]

References

External links

• A Dead Man Fell from the Sky. Official website and blog.