**A funny, fast-paced, and heartfelt story from the Newbery Honor-winning author of the Al Capone series.** Fifth grade is not for amateurs, according to Liam. Luckily, he knows that being more than one-third nerd is not cool. Liam lives in the Bay area near San Francisco with his mom and two youn
The Third Nero
β Scribed by Lindsey Davis
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press;St Martins Pr
- Year
- 2017
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 294 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1466891459
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
In 90 A.D., following the Saturninus revolt in Germany, the Emperor Domitian has become more paranoid about traitors and dissenters around him. This leads to several senators and even provincial governors facing charges and being executed for supposed crimes of conspiracy and insulting the emperor. Wanting to root out all the supports of Saturninus from the Senate, one of Domitian's men offers to hire Flavia Alba to do some intelligence work.
Flavia Alba, daughter and chip off the old block of Marcus Didius Falco, would rather avoid any and all court intrigue, thank you very much. But she's in a bit of a bind. Her wedding is fast approaching, her fiancΓ© is still recovering--slowly--from being hit by a lightning bolt, and she's the sole support of their household. So with more than a few reservations, she agrees to "investigate."
Adding to the confusion is yet another Nero pretender has shown up in Parthia and is trying to rally support for his claim for...
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