'One of the best writers in this field!' Donna Leon, The Times 'Her research has been assiduous and detailed, her commitment to the subject is impressive, and the background detail is often eye-opening' Hilary Mantel, Observer Only a man with a mind as sharp as a gladius can prevail. The rule of law is tenuous for ordinary citizens of Rome. When Falco rescues a young girl in trouble, he catapults himself into a dangerous game involving stolen imperial ingots, a dark political plot and, most hazardous of all, a senator's daughter connected to the traitors Falco has sworn to expose. The tides of money and power are in flux, and Rome's vicious games swirl more ferociously than ever. Marcus Didius Falco is a private informer, the closest thing that first-century Rome has to a detective.Ī new emperor, Vespasian, has ascended to power.
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