ON HADRIAN’S SECRET SERVICE: A new emperor is on the throne. In Britain, Gaius Drusus Flaminius, auxiliary tribune of the Ninth Legion, survives an attack by barbarians only to find himself flung into a world of mystery and intrigue when he is seconded to the Roman secret service. Plots and counterplots are brewing. The sinister Caledonian druids are planning something. But also acting suspiciously is the Roman governor, Falco. When he uncovers the truth, Flaminius finds himself outlawed and on the run. Accompanied by a Celtic warrior woman he sets out on an epic journey from the edges of empire to its pulsing heart, followed by a final chase through the secret tunnels beneath Hadrian’s Villa. And disaster strikes when it is least expected…

MURDER IN HADRIAN’S VILLA Imperial agent Gaius Flaminius Drusus is working undercover as a tribune in the Praetorian Guard. His remit is to investigate the death of Rufinus Crassus, the senator who died mysteriously after his assassination attempt on the emperor Hadrian. Commissary Centurion Probus thinks the senator was murdered by his fellow conspirators to keep him silent. Identifying the murderer takes them only a short time, but the investigation becomes more complicated when the murderer is poisoned, and Flaminius finds himself under suspicion. The empress gives him five days in which to identify the poisoner. Can Flaminius identify the poisoner? And at the same time root out the conspirators before they can make a fresh bid for power? Or will he be tried and executed for murder? The sequel to “ON HADRIAN’S SECRET SERVICE.”

Imperial agent Gaius Flaminius Drusus regretfully bids farewell to the epicene delights of Baiae when he is recalled to Rome. The procurator of Britain has been murdered, and the Chief wants Flaminius and Centurion Junius Italicus to accompany the new procurator, Corvus, to the province to investigate. Evidence hints that the Caledonian druids are the instigators of the killing. When Flaminius travels to Britain, he learns that despite the emperor’s new fortifications in the North, all is not well. Hadrian’s legacy is a well defended province that is nevertheless rotten at the core. Secret cults and enigmatic assassins are everywhere, and Flaminius is forced to take drastic action when he is betrayed by one of his closest colleagues. Will he solve the procurator’s murder and expose a conspiracy that threatens to plunge Britain into barbarism? Or will even he join the forces of chaos? The sequel to ON HADRIAN’S SECRET SERVICE and MURDER IN HADRIAN’S VILLA.

Seconded to the Twenty Second Legion in Egypt, Gaius Flaminius Drusus finds himself plunged into a murky world of religious cults and ethnic hatreds. Investigating the murder of his predecessor, Flaminius is hindered at every turn, despite the assistance of the Egyptian scribe and reformed tomb robber, Ozymandias. Weakened by fever, he is given only a day and a half to solve the murder by the legate, who requires his services fighting desert raiders. Desperate to close the case, he infiltrates the horrific rites of an underground cult only to find himself accused of murder.The latest instalment in the ON HADRIAN’S SECRET SERVICE series…

The Roman Empire is celebrating the eighth anniversary of Hadrian’s succession. In Egypt, sacrifices are offered in the temples, chariot races are held in the Alexandrian Hippodrome, and in the arena, ten days of gladiatorial combats are fought in the blazing sun. Beyond the city, however, lies a turbulent province. Avidius Pollio, legate of the 22nd Legion, fears an uprising. Despite tight security, rebels make inroads from the desert, and robbers and river pirates are at their bloody work in the Delta. The imminent inundation of the Nile does little to allay the legate’s fears, and there are also signs that the province has an enemy within. Back in Alexandria, stepping out for the first time onto the arena sands is a familiar figure. With Egypt on the verge of rebellion, why has Gaius Flaminius Drusus, imperial agent, begun a new career—as a gladiator? Part Five in ON HADRIAN’S SECRET SERVICE

Returning from his clash with the rebels in the Nile Delta, Gaius Flaminius Drusus searches Alexandria for their leader, Arctos. But other forces are at work. Unable to locate his enemy, the imperial agent finds himself accused of plotting against the emperor. On the run, he must struggle both to clear his name and to expose Arctos. In desperation, he visits a sinister Egyptian temple in hope of aid. After an enigmatic encounter with a mysterious priest, he awakens to find himself marooned on a distant shore.How can he hope to return to Egypt in time to save the empire from the chaos that will ensue if Arctos' plot is successful?

After his recent exploits in the Delta and Alexandria itself, Gaius Flaminius Drusus is feeling restless. The province of Egypt is at peace; indeed, so is the whole of Hadrian's empire. But the imperial agent is troubled. After Avidius Pollio turns down another application for transfer to a different legion, Flaminius receives a new mission.A notorious merchant named Claudius Mercator is spreading rumours of the presence of the Veil of Tanit in the mysterious kingdom of the Garamantians, deep in the Libyan Desert. Fearing that the reappearance of this holy relic of the Carthaginians will fuel rebellion in Africa, the legate asks Flaminius to join a new expedition that the merchant is mounting, to learn the truth, and to steal the Veil if possible. So begin many days' journey across hundreds of miles of sand and rock, plagued by desert sun, savage nomad tribes, and lethal sandstorms. Who will Flaminius encounter on his journey? What horrors await in the lost city of Garama? And how in Jove's name will he cope with his latest, most irritating companion?Part Seven in ON HADRIAN'S SECRET SERVICE

Recalled to Rome by his Chief, imperial agent Gaius Flaminius Drusus meets with a mystery. The Commissary has changed. Probus has vanished. And Flaminius is denounced as an impostor by the man who has replaced him. What has happened to the Commissary? What has happened to Probus? Why was Flaminius recalled? A series of documents provide clues about the whereabouts of the lost treasure of the Dacian kings, and the identity of the thief, but what does this have to do with Flaminius’ own fugitive status? His search for answers will take him from secret vaults beneath the imperial palace to the slave tunnels of Hadrian’s villa, from the scented gardens of Italy to the rolling moorlands of the Caledonian wilds. Flaminius will need all his wits about him as he seeks to uncover a conspiracy against the emperor that now threatens his own life. Part Eight in ON HADRIAN’S SECRET SERVICE