To find a drowned man head-first down a well was slightly unusual exciting maybe. For Falco a relaxed visit to Helenas relatives in Britain turns serious at the scene of a downtown murder. The renegade henchman of Romes vital ally King Togidubnus has been stuffed head-first down a barroom well
- leading to a tricky diplomatic situation which Falco must defuse. One murder leads to others. Londinium now has a forum & an amphitheatre; the town is a magnet for legitimate traders
- & for criminals from Rome. With his vigiles pal Petronius Falco leads the hunt for gangsters who are intent on taking over. This will bring unwelcome encounters with faces from the past & grave threats to their present relationships. Danger & death lurk throughout their pursuit all the way from the brand new wharves beside the River Thames to the familiar old haunts of organised crime back home in Italy.