. "It's AD 74 and Roman sleuth Marcus Didus Falco is once again in trouble. When he agreed to a poetry reading, he expected a small, informal gathering--not a huge audience including the Emperor's son. After the somewhat nerve-racking event, which Falco vows will never be repeated, a publisher shows interest in his work. As Falco suspects, it's all a con, but what he doesn't expect is the man's sudden death the next day.\"--Container."@en . "Mystery fiction"@en . . . . . . . . . . "History"@en . . "Fiction"@en . . "Historical fiction"@en . . . . . . "Ode to a banker" . . "Ode to a banker"@en . "69 - 79" . . "Rome" . . . .