Enemies of the Empire Dan Fesperman deeply unsettling and full of

deeply unsettling and full of breakneck twists and turns

But not quite all

who suddenly finds himself allotted a hero's role

A darkly compelling serial-killer novel introducing the next big name in psychological thrillers and

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Enemies of the Empire Dan Fesperman deeply unsettling and full ofIt's AD 188, and a tiresome three day journey to the forested outskirts of the Empire is the last thing Libertus, freedman and pavement maker, wants to make. Not only are there wolves and bears, but Celtic rebels may well regard the lone coach as fair game. But when Marcus Septimus asks Libertus to join him on official business, he knows he can't refuse his benevolent patron. En route to the garrison town of Isca, they stop at Venta: a simmering