The Eye of Cybele

Fiction. Latino Studies. Mystery. Equal parts historical epic, whodunnit-style thriller, highbrow erotica, and philosophical discourse, this novel, set in the fifth century B. C., recreates the behind-the-scenes scandals and political intrigues that occupied the Athenian home front at the height of the Peloponnesian War. Praised by Publishers Weekly as "devilishly charming", THE EYE OF CYBELE was a finalist for both an Anthony Award and a 2004 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Winner of the Edgar Award, the Uruguayan-born Chavarria intrigues readers in a second novel that the Library Journal, deems "impossible to put down".