The River God's Vengeance

Decius Caecilius Metellus returns to Rome only to find himself investigating a deadly tenement collapse that smells of corruption. As he digs into the city's construction rackets, he uncovers a conspiracy involving high-ranking officials and the dangerous underworld of the Subura. This eighth installment of the SPQR series follows the cynical investigator as he navigates the treacherous politics of the late Roman Republic.