John Maddox Roberts - Királycsel - SPQR 1.

In 70 BC, in the year of the consulship of Pompey and Crassus, a series of strange events begins on an ordinary morning

Decius Caecilius Metellus, the youngest member of the noble plebeian aristocratic family, finds more and more dead bodies during his investigation. His love adventures also take more and more bizarre turns.

As the pieces of the puzzle slowly come together in his head, he must realize that he is dealing with a conspiracy that threatens not only his own life, but also the Roman Republic itself.

Will young Decius survive the first investigation of his life? Will he find true love in the arms of the infamous beauty Claudia Pulchra? Will he be able to save the state and preserve his family's reputation?

The first volume of the famous Edgar Award-nominated crime series is an irresistibly exciting read, set among the fascinating scenes of Rome during the Republic.
And the young Decius is one of the most entertaining characters in crime fiction, who has the special ability to somehow always attract the most beautiful women and the greatest dangers. (Sometimes the two go hand in hand, especially in the case of Decius the Detective.)