Claudia Seferius has successfully inveigled her way into marriage with a wealthy Roman wine merchant. But when her secret gambling debts spiral, she hits on another resourceful way to make money - offering her 'personal services' to high-ranking Citizens.
Unfortunatly her clients are now turning up dead - the victims of a sadistic serial killer . . .
When Marcus Cornelius Orbilio, the handsome investigating officer starts digging deep for clues, Claudia realises she must track down the murderer herself - before her husband discovers what she's been up to.
