The Fall of Troy

An archeologist arrives at Hissarlik, convinced that he has found the mythical Troy of the Iliad. He's determined to prove that the Trojan war was a historical reality, and he won't let anyone or anything get in his way.

Sound familiar? Heinrich Obermann, the protagonist of Peter Ackroyd's The Fall of Troy, is, of course, based on German amateur archeologist Heinrich Schliemann. Add some drama (hardly necessary!) and supernatural elements to the original story, and you have the reason I fear my book budget for November will be spent before October has ended.