SPQR XIII: the year of confusion
by John Maddox Roberts
Senator Decius Metellus is married to the niece of Julius Caesar. In this the thirteenth mystery of the series, Caesar directs Decius to supervise the implementation of a new calendar for Rome. Twelve astronomers and astrologers have come to Rome to work on this project. No one in Rome is happy with the shortened year before the new calendar is implemented. First one and then another of the astronomers is killed. Decius investigates the murders with the help of both his wife and his freedman. Were the astronomers killed because of the calendar? Did they use astrology to lighten the coin purses of citizens? Or was it their involvement in Roman politics that caused their deaths? Decius has a lot of trails to follow.The best thing about this series is that Decius is man who has his own measure.
My FAVORITE series featuring the Roman Empire!
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