David Wishart (1) (1952–)

On a visit to his adoptive daughter and her husband for the Winter Festival, Marcus Corvinus is asked to investigate the death of a local worthy found with his head bashed in outside the back door to a brothel.

Less convoluted than the high politics stories. Closely tied to a previous instalment in the series which I have only the vaguest memory of.

An organised crime boss's wife asks Marcus Corvinus to help her trace her missing son from a previous marriage.

A quick read novella which functions as just an excuse to see Marcus Corvinus again.

Dion, Macro's former secretary, delivers a posthumous letter from Macro to Marcus Corvinus asking him to clear Macro's name. As soon becomes apparent, Macro never had a secretary called Dion and the letter is a forgery. What is going on?

It's been a long time since I read the previous volume in this series, so I didn't always follow references to previous events, but I still love Marcus Corvinus's narrative voice. I really mustn't leave such a long gap next time.

Cuando Marcus Corvinus es convocado por la emperatriz Livia, teme lo peor. Pero Livia tiene un favor que pedir: Marcus debe investigar la muerte de su nieto, Germanicus, que pronto envolverá a Marcus en una red de traiciones y engaños.