First in the Claudia Seferius mystery series, set in 13 BC, available for the first time in ebook.
How far would you go to protect your secret? Would you lie? Would you steal?
Would you kill..?Having connived her way into marriage with a wealthy wine merchant, Claudia quickly grows bored, and when her secret gambling debts spiral, she hits on a resourceful way to pay off the moneylenders. Offering "personal services" to high-ranking Romans. That is, until her clients start turning up dead.
When the charismatic investigator, Marcus Cornelius Orbilio, starts digging a bit too deep for comfort, Claudia is forced to track down the killer herself. Before either the authorities or her husband find out what she's up to.