Thomas F. (hardtack) - , reviewed on 5/1/2022 + 2572 more book reviews

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With my interest in mysteries and Roman history I find this series intriguing, especially as it includes many people who actually existed. A terrible crime is committed, and it seems so simple at first. Yet, as with an onion, there are layers within layers.

Pliny seems to be lost as to what is going on, but is still involved due to the interests of Aurora, the love of his life and his slave. Things do work out to a certain degree, although not to the best. And while initially the reader may have a low regard for Livilla, by the end of the novel I had a high regard for her. Still, Pliny and Aurora seem to have found happiness at the end.

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