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The death toll was rising...and not all the symptoms tallied with the plague...A deadly contagion may have sent many of Rome's wealthier citizens fleeing to the country, but for Claudia Seferius a plague is the least of her worries. For she has "temporarily borrowed" 3,000 sesterces from local millionaire Sabbio Tullus. OK, so she'd had to break into his depository to get at it, but did he really need to set the army after her? Desperate to escape arrest, she seeks refuge in the beautiful show more spa resort of Atlantis.
Once there she meets the charming Cal, and a little flirting in tranquil surroundings seems an ideal way to pass the time. Except, within hours, Cal is dead. And he's not the only one.
Pretty soon Claudia begins to wonder whether Atlantis isn't far more dangerous than the disease-ridden streets she left behind...
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Having been seen "borrowing" some money from a banker's vault, Claudia Seferius decides an absence from Rome in a flourishing new health resort and spa called Atlantis, ostensibly at the invitation of a friend of her late husband's, might be advisable. But it seems an awful lot of people are finding Atlantis and the town of Spesium very bad for their health.
Despite some flashes of humour as Claudia and Orbilio trade quips in their usual fashion, this is quite a dark one. I also felt the high politics wasn't well integrated into the plot.
Despite some flashes of humour as Claudia and Orbilio trade quips in their usual fashion, this is quite a dark one. I also felt the high politics wasn't well integrated into the plot.
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