Juvenalia

In 58 AD Rome, Aemilius Valerius finds his career flourishing and his reputation restored, but when his powerful friend, poet Lucan, becomes the target of an attack, Valerius is thrust into a dangerous investigation to uncover the culprit among a circle of competitive artists. As he teams up with Vigile Junius Atreus to navigate the treacherous waters of jealousy and ambition, the stakes rise with each discovery. With time running out before the Juvenalia, Nero’s grand celebration, they must solve the crimes to save their reputations—and perhaps their lives—before the curtain rises on chaos.