'What did he eat last? Whom did he eat, in fact?'Lumbered with working alongside reptilian Chief Spy Anacrites, Falco has the perfect plan to make money - he will assist Vespasian in the Emperor's 'Great Census' of AD 73. His potential fee could finally allow him to join the middle ranks and be worthy of long-suffering Helena Justina.Unexpectedly confronted with the murder of a man-eating lion, Falco is distracted from his originaltask, uncovering a bitter rivalry between the gladiators' trainers. With one star gladiator dead, Falco is forced to investigate and the trail leads from Rome to the blood-soaked sand of the arena in North Africa.
ISBN: | 9780099515265 |
Publisher: | Random House |
Imprint: | Arrow Books |
Published date: | 05 Feb 2009 |
DEWEY: | 823.914 |
DEWEY edition: | 22 |
Language: | English |
Sales rank: | 16669 |
Number of pages: | 390 |
Weight: | 282g |
Height: | 198mm |
Width: | 129mm |
Spine width: | 26mm |