In first century Rome, Flavia Albia, the daughter of Marcus
Didius Falco, has taken up her father's former profession as
an informer. On a typical day, it's small cases---cheating
spouses, employees dipping into the till---but this isn't a
typical day.
Her beloved, the plebeian Manlius Faustus, has recently
moved in and decided that they should get married in a big,
showy ceremony as part of beginning a proper domestic life
together. Also, his contracting firm has been renovating a
rundown dive bar called The Garden of the Hesperides, only
to uncover human remains buried in the backyard. There have
been rumors for years that the previous owner of the bar,
now deceased, killed a bar maid and these are presumably her
remains. In the choice between planning a wedding and
looking into a crime from long ago, Albia would much rather
investigate a possible murder. Or murders, as more and more
remains are uncovered, revealing that something truly
horrible has been going on at the Hesperides.
As she gets closer to the truth behind the bodies in the
backyard, Albia's investigation has put her in the
cross-hairs---which might be the only way she'll get out of
the wedding and away from all her relatives who are
desperate to 'help.'
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