The House of the Vestals

It is the Rome of the late Republic and Gordianus the Flinder has a knack for finding trouble - and dead bodies. Known to many as the one man in the ancient world who can both keep a secret and uncover one, Gordianus lays bare some of his most intriguing adventures.

In 'Little Caesar and the Pirates,' Gordianus must act as a go-between for kidnappers but he begins to wonder who is really being held hostage. In 'The Alexandrian Cat,' a mischievous girl and a telltale sneeze reveal an ingenious plot of murder and thievery, and in 'The House of the Vestals,' blackmail goes horribly wrong and there is no one left to take the blame.