A Roman Ransom: A cunning crime thriller of blackmail and corruption (Libertus Mystery) - Softcover

Rowe, Rosemary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 075532742X ISBN 13: 9780755327423

Publisher: Headline, 2006

Synopsis

Glevum, AD 188. Lying in his sick bed, weak and disoriented, Libertus is strictly forbidden visitors. But when Marcus Septimus forces his way in, desperate to speak to the pavement-maker, Libertus knows that something is seriously wrong. Marcus’s beloved wife Julia and their baby son have disappeared without a trace. And now a ransom note has arrived, wrapped in the hem of Julia’s stola: unless Marcus uses his power to release a certain political prisoner, he will never see his family alive again. Libertus is well aware of Marcus’s dilemma: give in to the kidnappers and sacrifice his reputation for being fair and unmoved by bribery, or stand firm and provoke unimaginable consequences. But Libertus has also made a powerful enemy. How can he help his patron – and himself – this time?

About this title

About the Author

Rosemary Rowe is the pseudonym of an author who has successfully published novels in another genre. Born in Cornwall, she lived for twenty years in New Zealand. A highly qualified academic, she has written more than a dozen bestselling text-books as Rosemary Aitken.

Edition details

• Publisher: Headline
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 075532742X
• ISBN 13: 9780755327423
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352