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It is 186 AD. Britain is a province of the Roman Empire. The inland tribes have settled into peace, the island is criss-crossed by military roads, and Roman law prevails...In Glevum (modern Gloucester) lives Libertus, a freedman. For years he has been searching for his wife, and has just heard of a possible sighting when his patron asks for his help on a murder case. A body has been found in a nearby villa. A slave is missing and the solution to the mystery seems obvious. But nothing is at it appears. |