Marcus Didius Falco returns from a mission to find his apartment has been wrecked by squatters and an ex-legionary friend of his heroic brother Festus is demanding money, allegedly owed him as the result of one of Festus’s wild schemes. Worse still, the only client Falco can get is his mother — who wants him to clear the family name. Then just as Falco thinks things can only get better, fate takes a turn for the worse…
Seeking the truth behind scandalous rumors about his dead brother, Festus, P.I. Marcus Didius Falco suddenly finds himself a suspect--when his brother's worst detractor is murdered. "A vividly realized imperial Rome--noisy, dense and dangerous."--Publishers Weekly. Original.
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