The villain Cleander has fallen, his wickedness gone from the imperial court, but his influence lives on. Amongst the Praetorians, a network of spies, killers and thieves remain, clawing on to the power they have enjoyed.
Rufinus, returned to the Guard at the hands of the devious Frumentarii, Rome’s imperial secret service, is intent on bringing the entire web of villainy to justice.
But Commodus’s reign falters, and Rome is in peril. Wolves are at the door and every man with power prepares to make a bid for the purple.
In a world of chaos, Rufinus is about to learn that Rome does not harbour corruption. Rome is corruption…
Praetorian: The Cleansing Fire by SJA Turney is out in ebook only on 30 January, 2020.
Caligula, one of Simon’s novels, was longlisted for the HWA Gold Crown Award in 2019.
Simon is one of the 10 authors whose work was selected for Rubicon, the HWA/Sharpe Books collection of short stories set in Ancient Rome.
