SPQR XI: Under Vesuvius

In this engaging historical mystery, Decius Caecilius Metellus, now serving as Praetor Peregrinus, embarks on a journey to Campania, Italy's prime resort area, alongside his wife, Julia. Their idyllic escape is shattered when a priest's daughter is murdered in a town near Vesuvius, forcing Decius to investigate the crime and protect a young boy wrongly accused. As he navigates the challenges of his new role, the stakes rise in this atmospheric installment of John Maddox Roberts' SPQR series.