num_pages: 256
description: When a sacret woman's rite in the ancient city of Rome is infiltrated by a corrupt patrician dressed in female garb, it falls to Senator Decuis Caecilius Metellus the Younger, whose investigative skills have proven indispensable in the past, to unmask the perpetrators. When four brutal slayings follow, Decius enlists the help a notorious and dangerous criminal. Together, they establish a connection between the sacrilege and the murders, and track the offenders from the lowest dregs of society to the prominent elite of the upper class, finding corruption and violence where Decius least expects it.
language: English
title: The Sacrilege
titlecomplete: The Sacrilege (SPQR, #3)
characters: Marcus Licinius Crassus, Julius Caesar (Roman emperor), Publius Clodius Pulcher, Titus Annius Milo, Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Ancient, Crime, Historical, Roman, Detective, Historical Fiction, Historical Mystery, Audiobook
ratings_count: 1269
places: Rome
series: SPQR
publisher: Minotaur Books