Venus In Pearls
Pages: 24
|Published: 1 Jan 2001
Description
Summary:Rome 46BC: Although somewhat tired of being Gaius Julius Caesar's dogsbody, Decius agrees to find his pearly breastplate in advance of the Triumph. Caesar's grand-niece Julia also appears. The titular Venus statue does not appear to be historical. (Originally published as a short story in 'Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine' (July/August 2001)
