The Venus Throw: A Mystery of Ancient Rome: 4 (Novels of Ancient Rome 4)

On a chill January evening in 56 B.C. two strange visitors to Rome - an Egyptian ambassador and a eunuch priest - seek out Gordianus the Finder whose specialty is solving murders. But the ambassador a philosopher named Dio has come to ask for something Gordianus cannot give - help in staying alive. Before the night is out he will be murdered.. Now Gordianus begins his most dangerous case. Hired to investigate Dios death by a beautiful woman with a scandalous reputation he will follow a trail of political intrigue into the highest circles of power and the citys most hidden arenas of debauchery. There Gordianus will learn nothing is as it seems - not the damning evidence he uncovers not the suspect he sends to trial not even the real truth behind Dios death which lies in secrets - not of state but of the heart.