History awaits an unsuspecting young man, fleeing the imperial capital and Nero's wrath. Arriving in Pompeii, Marcellus witnesses the funeral of a local man; in an instant the course of his life will be altered by this stranger’s death. Unable to stop the murder of a mysterious woman named Helen, Marcellus becomes the caretaker of the dead woman's newborn baby. Hiding in plain sight at a brothel, Marcellus is left to decipher Helen's secrets. With the help of his overbearing servant and a seductive oracle, Marcellus must deduce who in Pompeii has blood on their hands. Helen's killer appears to be his greatest threat. Little does he know what cataclysm the Mighty Jove has designed. If Marcellus can survive the city's disaster, he just might expose a murderer and stay alive.

"Following the events told in Pompeii: A Tale of Murder in Ancient Rome In the aftermath of the earthquake, rumors swirl that a woman thought to have been killed by the disaster was seen alive hours after the last aftershock. Marcellus stumbles across a dead man's body, drawing him into a new mystery. A strange fresco depicting a riot is his first clue that some secrets can’t be kept. Among Pompeii's elite, a group of conspirators turn against each other as Tay and Marcellus dig deeper and deeper into their secrets. Few involved know the whole truth; and those who do, have no intention of letting the newcomers find out what they are hiding. Tay and Marcellus find themselves in the middle of a cover-up. Grasping for the truth, it appears that the suspects may, in fact, be the victims. Tay realizes that some advice should be taken, while Marcellus discovers few secrets in Pompeii are unknown."

"A beautiful young priestess leads Marcellus and Tay into deception and mystery. Was a traveler's death a case of mistaken identity? Only the killer knows the unexpected truth. With a little help from Venus, a would be murderer sets a trap of his own, while Marcellus and Tay attempt to keep hazard at bay."

"Book Four When a member of the household is found dead, many surprising secrets come to light. Everyone is a suspect and there is plenty of guilt to share. Tay and Marcellus must follow a deadly maze of deception which will lead them to unexpected danger. After a perilous search for answers, the gods might intervene, but to whom will they show their favor?"

A reputation for solving mysteries leads Tay and Macellus to a gruesome discovery. As the populace of Pompeii await the long anticipated games in the amphitheater, Marcellus and Tay match wits with a mystrious foe. Once a hostage is taken, the city leaders realize that they have made a grave mistake by selecting an infamous gladiatrix to participate in the games. Searching for the truth, Tay and Marcellus begin to understand that no one in Pompeii is safe with Boudicca in the arena.