Last Seen in Massilia

Name: Last Seen in Massilia
Rating: 4.15 (3506 reviews)

by Steven Saylor Book 8 in the Roma Sub Rosa series.

First published 2000

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Massilia, 49 BC. Gordianus enters the city during Caesar’s siege after receiving a message that his son Meto, who has been working as a double agent, is dead. Cut off from reliable news, he must move among Roman exiles and Massilian leaders who regard every stranger as a possible spy.

When Gordianus sees a young woman fall from the Sacrifice Rock, her death becomes entangled with his search for Meto. Famine, religious ritual and divided loyalties turn the murder inquiry into a study of a city trying to preserve its independence while defeat approaches.