by John Maddox Roberts (Author)

Things are going well for Decius Caecilius Metellus. He is praetor peregrinus, which means he has to judge a case or two outside Rome. His first stop is Campania, Italy's most popular resort district. He and his wife, Julia, are happy for a change of scenery. But the good times end when, in a town near Vesuvius, a priest's daughter is murdered. Decius must find her killer and keep the mob off a young boy whom everyone blames but he believes to be innocent. Decius may have acquired more prestige, but he's also acquired more trouble.

Author Biography

John Maddox Roberts is the author of numerous works of science fiction and fantasy in addition to his suspenseful SPQR mysteries. He and his wife live in New Mexico.

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