Roman Mysteries Complete Collection

Lupus made his fingers walk around the table: first they walked onto Nubia’s empty plate, then onto Jonathan’s plate, then Flavia’s.
‘Five taverns!’ shouted Jonathan.
Lupus nodded.
‘But ten beakers!’ exclaimed

wax tablet. He rubbed out his drawing of Avitus and with the tip of his knife he scratched something into the wax.

The rising moon shone through the lattice screen of her window and made silver diamonds on her bedroom wall. There was even a sea breeze drifting in from the south to soothe her. It smelled of pine and salt water, and made her think of the ocean.

Outside in the necropolis she heard an owl hooting.

the atrium and corridor towards the garden.

the furnace of the Baths of Thetis.

It was only an hour after dawn and the garden was still in shadow, though the sky above was clear blue.

large villa south of here on the bay of Neapoli

brick warehouses on the left,

the small piers of the marina watching a ship called the Triton undergo repairs. They hadn’t been able to see Poplicola, but an ancient porter in the harbour offices had told them the name of Avitus’s ship and even where it was berthed.