Last Seen in Massilia

Gordianus the Finder has come to Massilia, a city on the coast of Southern Gaul (modern Marseille), to learn what became of his son Meto. Meto has vanished, is branded a traitor to Caesar and is presumed dead. Gordianus arrives grieving.

The city is caught up in a civil war, and it is no safe place for an outsider asking questions. Soon after his arrival, Gordianus sees a young woman fall from a precipice known as Sacrifice Rock. Whether she slipped or was pushed is the first puzzle he has to solve.

That puzzle draws him further in. He wants to know if her death has any link to Meto's disappearance, and the search takes him into the darker parts of Massilia, where people hide their true selves.

This is historical mystery, with a detective who works by observation and persistence rather than force. The personal grief behind the investigation gives it a sombre edge.

Gordianus needs every skill he has to find out Meto's fate, and to get out of the city alive himself.