Amazon Top 50 Historical Mystery Bestseller The best-selling author of the riveting crime thriller CHALK VALLEY returns with another gripping tale of criminal evil. 36 AD, Alexandria - Wealthy Roman merchant Tarquitius Aculeo, ruined by a string of mysterious investment disasters, is desperate to find the man he blames for the debacle and recover what he's lost. The murders of two women reveal a grim truth: a ruthless killer is moving among Alexandria's aristocrats, commercial titans, and philosophers. And ominous clues connect the murders to Aculeo's quest, with disturbing revelations about...