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He has no money, no reputation and no famous ancestors.' The love story of the Emperor Vespasian, who brought peace to Rome after years of strife, and his mistress, the freed slave woman Caenis, this book recreates Ancient Rome's most turbulent period - the reigns of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius and Nero and Vespasian's rise to power. As their forbidden romance blossoms, Caenis is embroiled in political intrigue, while Vespasian embarks on a glorious career.

Lieutenant John Pearce is in London seeking protection for his friends, the Pelicans, from a reluctant Admiralty. Sitting in the tavern where they were first press ganged, Pearce considers his future. Lacking the evidence of perjury he once had to bring Captain Ralph Barclay to justice, his prospects are not promising. Ralph Barclay’s young wife, Emily, is refusing to live under the same roof as him and she has the means to get her own way: the evidence Pearce believes was lost at sea.

1 mariage, 1 menace, et 99 victimes potentielles... Chère Colombe, Bienheureux Jérôme, Permettez-moi de vous féliciter pour cet émouvant mariage. Ce fut un moment de grâce. Mais le temps des réjouissances est désormais terminé. Il est l’heure de régler vos montres et d’enclencher le compte à rebours. Vous vous pensez aptes à résoudre n’importe quelle énigme ? À compter de ce jour, vous allez devoir faire fonctionner vos cellules grises comme jamais, afin d’empêcher la mort de l’un des 99 convives à votre mariage si touchant... Seulement, je ne dévoilerai ni qui, ni quand, ni comment !

The head of a car-theft ring branches out into murder. Anne Burr, Frank Readick.