Our Man in Alexandria

OUR MAN IN ALEXANDRIA Seconded to the Twenty Second Legion in Egypt, Gaius Flaminius Drusus finds himself plunged into a murky world of religious cults and ethnic hatreds. Investigating the murder of his predecessor, Flaminius is hindered at every turn, despite the assistance of the Egyptian scribe and reformed tomb robber, Ozymandias. Weakened by fever, he is given only a day and a half to solve the murder by the legate, who requires his services fighting desert raiders. Desperate to close the case, he infiltrates the horrific rites of an underground cult only to find himself accused of murder. The latest instalment in the ON HADRIAN’S SECRET SERVICE series…