Politics and underhanded shenanigans in 72 A.D. Rome. When a senator dies, apparently by suicide, Marcus Didius Falco is hired to prove it was murder. As the advocate, he exposes himself to a tangle of secrets and powerful elements in Rome's legal hierarchy. 15th in the series. "Glover is delightful... [He] makes the most of Falco's sardonic humor and witty observations."—AudioFile