Fresh from his trip to Britain, Marcus Didius Falco needs to re-establish his presence in Rome. A minor role in the trial of a senator entangles him in the machinations of two real life lawyers at the top of their trade. The senator is convicted, but then dies, apparently by suicide. It may have been a legal move to protect his heirs, but Falco is hired to prove it was murder. As Falco shows off his talents in the role of advocate, he exposes himself...

Congressman Shapply, a former music insider who now leads the crusade against offensive lyrics in rap songs, is attacked and murdered in front of his Washington, D.C., home. His son, Nick, is arrested and charged with the murder. But veteran music journalist Mick Sever, Nick's best friend, believes his claims of innocence. With the help of an old flame, Mick must penetrate the bizarre Shapply family—the icy matriarch Alicia, the disturbed

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Big trouble has come to Blanco County. The SUV of a drug-addled, skirt-chasing Rotarian turns up in a flooded river and its owner is nowhere to be found. The local gaming club, of which he is an active member, is aggressively fencing private hunting lands while secretly backing a Texas state senator whose sexual fetishes are fodder for blackmail. When game warden John Marlin investigates, the bullets fly and the body count rises.