Enjoying the good life in southern Italy, Decius Caecilius Metellus, Roman magistrate for cases involving foreigners, becomes caught in the middle of a bitter rivalray between the priests of Apollo and those of Hecate that explodes into murder, when the priests of Apollo turn up dead and the local countryside is poised on the verge of all-out violence. 15,000 first printing.

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"Metellus puts his own life at risk in an exciting case that engages the attention of Pompey himself."--"Publishers Weekly""" "The 12th Decius mystery is as crisp and absorbing as its predecessors."--"Kirkus Reviews""" "Roberts's 12th Roman mystery is a believable story of murder, greed, and the political nimbleness necessary to stay alive in ancient Rome. Sure to appeal to readers of Lindsay Davis and Albert A. Bell."--"Library Journal"

Metellus puts his own life at risk in an exciting case that engages the attention of Pompey himself. "Publishers Weekly"

The 12th Decius mystery is as crisp and absorbing as its predecessors. "Kirkus Reviews"

Roberts's 12th Roman mystery is a believable story of murder, greed, and the political nimbleness necessary to stay alive in ancient Rome. Sure to appeal to readers of Lindsay Davis and Albert A. Bell. "Library Journal""

Metellus puts his own life at risk in an exciting case that engages the attention of Pompey himself. Publishers Weekly

The 12th Decius mystery is as crisp and absorbing as its predecessors. Kirkus Reviews

"Metellus puts his own life at risk in an exciting case that engages the attention of Pompey himself." --Publishers Weekly

"The 12th Decius mystery is as crisp and absorbing as its predecessors." --Kirkus Reviews

"Roberts's 12th Roman mystery is a believable story of murder, greed, and the political nimbleness necessary to stay alive in ancient Rome. Sure to appeal to readers of Lindsay Davis and Albert A. Bell." --Library Journal

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