In late December 95 AD, Roman settlers in Britannia are preparing to celebrate Saturnalia. Innkeeper Aurelia Marcella’s plans for a peaceful holiday are shattered when her brother reports that an enemy in Rome is trying to destroy her family by spreading rumours that they are plotting against Caesar. Her brother has lost his job as a government investigator, the mansio is menaced by a gang of native criminals, and when a party of rich, demanding travelers arrives to stay, their quarrels and violence spill over into Aurelia’s household. Then the Saturnalia banquet, highlight of the festival, culminates in tragic death. Aurelia’s sister Albia is one of the chief suspects. The sequel to Get Out or Die.