Caveat emptor : a novel of the Roman Empire
Ruso and Tilla, now newlyweds, have moved back to Britannia, where Ruso's old friend and colleague Valens has promised to help him find work. But it isn't the kind of work he'd had in mind - Ruso is tasked with hunting down a missing tax man named Julius Asper. There's also money missing, and the council of the town of Verulamium is bickering over what's become of it. Ruso discovers that the good townsfolk may not be as loyal to Rome as they like...