Decius Caecilius Matellus's ambitions to be elected to the office of Praetor are undermined when a mysterious stranger publicly accuses him of corruption, a case that becomes complicated when his accuser turns up dead and Decius is up again...
As the Roman Republic expands its frontiers, murder rules the streets of Rome, a situation that draws the interest of civil servant Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger, who is determined to infiltrate the murderous group he deems responsi...
Decius Caecillus Metellus the Younger, an employee of the civil detective force of Rome, investigates two murders that are connected with secret information leaked from the Vestal temple, and uncovers corruption at the highest levels of gov...
When a sacred women's rite, presided over by Caesar's spouse, Pompeia, is infiltrated by a corrupt patrician dressed in female garb, Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger, an experienced detective, steps in to investigate. Original.
Decius discovers the dark side of his position as Praetor when he is asked to investigate the killing of a priest in a town near Vesuvius, while protecting the young boy who has become the prime suspect from the local mob vigilantes, in a m...
Dispatched to the Mediterranean to clear the sea of pirates, playboy detective Decius Caecilius Metellus is forced to humor an overenthusiastic Princess Cleopatra and decipher clues that hint at a larger conspiracy behind increasing pirate ...
Decius Caecilius Matellus's ambitions to be elected to the office of Praetor are undermined when a mysterious stranger publicly accuses him of corruption, a case that becomes complicated when his accuser turns up dead and Decius is up again...
Recently elected to the office of aedile, Decius's new official duties include a probe into the recent collapse of a tenement building, an investigation that leads to the discovery of more than shoddy construction materials. Reprint.
The murder of a powerful centurion finds playboy sleuth Decius Caecillius Metellus rendering his services unto Caesar by investigating the dastardly crime, in a mystery set in ancient Rome. By the author of Saturnalia.
Ancient Roman detective Decius Caecilius Metellus returns to solve the case of a woman accused of poisoning her powerful husband, a seemingly open-and-shut case that seems simple, until obstacles that Decius never would have expected begin ...
When the Tribune Ateius, a fierce adversary, is murdered after uttering a terrible curse on the Roman empire, Decius Cecilius Metellus is assigned to solve the mystery amid the period's superstitions and volatile politics. Reprint.
Ancient Rome, in this accurate and evocative series, is just as politics driven as any major American city -- possibly even more. Decius Caecilius Metellus has, through a series of rather wild adventure, and in the act of tracking down kill...
As part of a Roman diplomatic mission to Alexandria, junior senator Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger becomes distracted from his duties when an irascible philosopher dies mysteriously. Original.
