Shadows in the Night by Jane Finnis
BRITANNIA, 91 AD: A raw, frontier province lying at the northern edge of the Roman Empire. Its fifty years since the legions invaded, but the land still simmers with tension, especially in the north. But in the Oak Tree Inn on the road to Eburacum, both Roman and Briton are welcome. Innkeeper Aurelia Marcella fled the devastation of Pompeii to build a new life here, and though her roots are Roman, her heart belongs to Britannia. Then a messenger is brutally decapitated outside her Inn, a crude message scrawled on his body: ALL ROMANS WILL BE KILLED. GET OUT OR DIE. An act of rebellion, or something more sinister, something more personal? Amid shadows and deception, Aurelia will have to face the possibility that someone she knows and trusts her and her family dead...
Highly readable and endlessly absorbing historical adventure * Kirkus Reviews *
If the blood-drenched HBO series Rome makes you want to know what life was like in Britannia, Finnis is the writer for you * Chicago Tribune *
Suspenseful and authentically detailed * Booklist *
I recommend Jane Finnis's Aurelia Marcella novels.. these are enjoyable enough to overcome even the deepest-set prejudices against historical detective fiction' * Observer *
If the blood-drenched HBO series Rome makes you want to know what life was like in Britannia, Finnis is the writer for you * Chicago Tribune *
Suspenseful and authentically detailed * Booklist *
I recommend Jane Finnis's Aurelia Marcella novels.. these are enjoyable enough to overcome even the deepest-set prejudices against historical detective fiction' * Observer *
Jane Finnis read history at the University of London before working as a radio producer for BBC radio. She now lives in east Yorkshire and spends her time researching and writing about the Roman Empire.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781781850022 |
| ISBN 10 | 178185002X |
| Title | Shadows in the Night |
| Author | Jane Finnis |
| Series | An Aurelia Marcella Mystery |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2012-11-22 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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