
informer,
Marcus Didius Falco and his family are preparing to return home from Londinium when Falco is asked to defer his departure. His expertise is needed to handle a sensitive situation: a friend of the king has been murdered and shoved down a well. To maintain the king`s good relationship with Rome and keep a lid on local unrest, Falco must plunge deeply into the seamier quarters of Londinium in search of the killer.