
Buried Too Deep
(The third book in the Aurelia Marcella Mysteries series)(2008)
A novel by
Jane Finnis
The spring of 98 AD is a time of optimism in the turbulent frontier province of Britannia. Business is brisk at the mansio (inn) that Aurelia Marcella runs with her twin brother Lucius on the road to York.
Then a wagon arrives bearing a local farmer with a grievous sword wound who is seeking treatment with the local Greek doctor. And Lucius appears at the mansio on a mission. When the farmer dies, the twins head for the coast to return the man to his family and to check out a shipwreck bearing valuable official cargo. A band of outlawed sea-raiders led by a Gaul are suspected of stealing it along with killing the farmer.
It all adds to the feuding that has erupted between the colonists and the natives. The natives claim the newcomers are stealing the best farmland, while the settlers accuse the locals of plotting rebellion against Rome. Both sides are using terrorist tactics: burning, kidnapping, and even murder. The trouble escalates and long-buried grudges are revived as counsellors, citizens, chiefs, and slaves mix in. But a subtle, personal agenda is at work as well—one or more of the combatants may have hired the Gauls to orchestrate the violence. The third novel in the Aurelia Marcella series.
Then a wagon arrives bearing a local farmer with a grievous sword wound who is seeking treatment with the local Greek doctor. And Lucius appears at the mansio on a mission. When the farmer dies, the twins head for the coast to return the man to his family and to check out a shipwreck bearing valuable official cargo. A band of outlawed sea-raiders led by a Gaul are suspected of stealing it along with killing the farmer.
It all adds to the feuding that has erupted between the colonists and the natives. The natives claim the newcomers are stealing the best farmland, while the settlers accuse the locals of plotting rebellion against Rome. Both sides are using terrorist tactics: burning, kidnapping, and even murder. The trouble escalates and long-buried grudges are revived as counsellors, citizens, chiefs, and slaves mix in. But a subtle, personal agenda is at work as well—one or more of the combatants may have hired the Gauls to orchestrate the violence. The third novel in the Aurelia Marcella series.
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Hardback Editions
June 2008 : Hardback
| Title: Buried Too Deep: An Aurelia Marcella Mystery Author(s): Jane Finnis ISBN: 1-59058-399-X / 9781590583999 (USA edition) Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
June 2008 : Paperback
| Title: Buried Too Deep (Large Print): An Aurelia Marcella Mystery Author(s): Jane Finnis ISBN: 1-59058-400-7 / 9781590584002 (USA edition) Publisher: Poisoned Pen Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
Audio Editions
June 2008 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Buried Too Deep: An Aurelia Marcella Mystery (Aurelia Marcella Mysteries) Author(s): Jane Finnis ISBN: 1-4332-3525-0 / 978-1-4332-3525-2 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
June 2008 : Audio CD
| Title: Buried Too Deep Author(s): Jane Finnis ISBN: 1-4332-3526-9 / 978-1-4332-3526-9 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
June 2008 : MP3 CD
| Title: Buried Too Deep Author(s): Jane Finnis ISBN: 1-4332-3529-3 / 978-1-4332-3529-0 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
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