The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina Ngaio Marsh Queen Victoria's hero General Gordon

Queen Victoria's hero General Gordon is under siege

treason and murder

But once the rats have gone

is threatened by the flesh and blood reality of Anna

It is only after Pegglar's death that Rosa discovers what an astonishing man her father was - and only after Rosa's own death can Jeannie piece together the bizarre fragments of Rosa's free-ranging life to discover the curious

The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina Ngaio Marsh Queen Victoria's hero General GordonIt is December AD 79. In the Roman port of Ostia braziers are lit, hot spiced wine is brewed and soft fur covers are brought out from cedarwood storage chests. It's the season of Saturnalia, a pagan festival where anything can happen. When a Roman widow begins to show a keen interest in Captain Geminus, his daughter Flavia and her friends have to find out if she really loves him or is just after his money. To do that, Flavia has to undertake the