The Emperor's Cipher

<p><strong>In the shadow of ancient Rome a modern conspiracy unfolds...</strong></p><p>When classics professor Marcus Whitby is called to a murder scene at the Museum of Classical Antiquities he discovers more than a dead body. The victim has been arranged in perfect imitation of Julius Caesar's assassination complete with twenty-three stab wounds and a cryptic Latin message: The Aurelii Remember.</p><p>As more victims fall-each death recreating pivotal moments in Rome's transition from Republic to Empire-Marcus finds himself drawn into a deadly conspiracy stretching back two millennia. With his unlikely allies-a paranoid graduate assistant and his detective friend-Marcus races to decode an ancient cipher system hidden in plain sight.</p><p>What connects garden gnomes to imperial bloodlines? Why is Marcus's ex-wife's new husband so interested in Caesar artifacts? And most importantly who are the Aurelii-the secret society claiming direct descent from Rome's emperors?</p><p>Marcus must decipher the clues before the killer completes their historical reenactment-a performance where he may be cast in the final role.</p>