"25BC. Rufus Varro, former spy, is summoned back to Rome from his country villa by Marcus Agrippa. Accompanied by his bodyguard, Manius, Varro journeys to the capital. The road proves perilous however, when Varro is targeted by assassins. Once they reach Rome, Agrippa orders Varro to investigate the gruesome murder of a young aristocrat, Marcus Corvinus - a close friend of Tiberius and Julia, Caesar's stepson and daughter. Could Varro's new assignment and the plot to assassinate him be linked?
The agent must tread carefully in his investigation, as well as watch his back for any further attempts on his life. Varro eventually uncovers the truth. It is a secret which, if he doesn't bury, could send him to his grave. At the same time the figure behind the assassination attempt is unmasked - and the hunted becomes the hunter."