Ancient Romeâs organized crime syndicates have never been more dangerous or more cunning than in Lindsey Davisâs latest adventure featuring First Century sleuth Marcus Didius Falco.
One of Marcus Didius Falcoâs guiltier pleasures is reading the scandal column in the Daily Gazette, which is always conveniently found in Romeâs Forum. When the scandal columnâs pseudonymous scribe Infamia goes missing in seaside Ostia, Falco is asked to search for him. It turns out that Infamia was working on a story about an underworld kidnapping racket involving Cilician pirates. And Falco soon finds himself up against a much more sinister and powerful organization than anything he has encountered beforeâa paramilitary group whose corrupt tentacles reach well into the ranks of the government itself.
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