Leonidas, once the most popular gladiator in NeroтАЩs Rome, vows that he is finished with death when he is presented with the┬аrudis, the wooden sword that means his freedom. Unfortunately, death constantly follows him, this time in the form of a murdered man to whom Leonidas is sent to collect a debt. Since Leonidas is the last person seen entering the manтАЩs shop before the victim is found in a pool of blood, he fears heтАЩll be arrested for the crime and returned to the games, this time without hope of survival.
A novella of the Leonidas the Gladiator mysteries.
Ashley Gardner is a pseudonym for NYT bestselling author Jennifer Ashley. Ashley is the author of the USA Today bestselling Captain Lacey Regency Mysteries series and the Leonidas the Gladiator series. She also writes the Kat Holloway Victorian (Below Stairs) Mysteries as Jennifer Ashley.