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Rome, 56 BC. The great general Pompey has conquered the East; Julius Caesar is defeating the Gauls; only Egypt, with its proper granaries and huge treasuries of yellow metal, still eludes the understanding of Rome. The town itself is becoming a lot more corrupt, as the previous technology of the Roman Republic indulges in political backstabbing, countless lawsuits, scandalous love affairs, and the casual murder. In recent days and nights several Egyptian envoys have been viciously assassinated. Fearing that he'll be next, the Egyptian ambassador, Dio, calls on his old friend Gordianus the Finder and all of his special skills for help - but before the night is out, Dio is murdered. Now Gordianus commences his most dangerous circumstance. Hired to research Dio's loss of life by a lovely woman with a scandalous reputation, he'll follow a trail of political intrigue into the highest circles of power and the city's most concealed arenas of debauchery. There Gordianus will learn that nothing is as it seems - not the damning proof he uncovers, not the suspect he directs to trial, not even the real real truth behind Dio's loss of life. Poison, betrayals, and long-buried secrets confront Gordianus as one of history's most famous studies races to an in depth. But even following the verdict is provided, there are secrets still to be uncovered. Steven Saylor is a freelance article writer, editor, and the author of novels set in traditional Rome. He researched record at the School of Texas at Austin. His writing has came out in the Threepenny Review, SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA Bay Guardian, Ellery Queen's Secret Mag, and The Mag of Illusion and Technology Fiction.
