takes the reader on a colorful tour of this singular culture high and low, from jails and brothels to the corridors of power. Nox Dormienda is the first book in the Roman Noir series that continues with The Curse-Maker, available wherever print and e-books are sold. Arcturus has one week to find out who butchered him-and why-before Agricola and all of Britannia are plunged into civil war with Rome. Vibius Maecenas, spy for Emperor Domitian, lies on an underground altar. Set in first century AD Londinium (London), Nox Dormienda introduces Arcturus, private physician for the governor of Britannia as well as his reluctant sleuth. Winner of the Bruce Alexander Award for best historical mystery of 2008, Nox Dormienda is critically-acclaimed author Kelli Stanley's debut novel and the first book in a new series and new genre: Roman Noir.
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