Marcus Didius Falco and his laddish friend Petronius find their local fountain has been blocked—by a gruesomely severed human hand. Soon other body parts are being found in the aqueducts and se
It's A.D. 76 during the reign of Vespasian, and Marcus Didius Falco, a Roman "informer," has achieved much in his life. He's joined the equestrian rank, allowing him to marry Helena Justina, the Senat
