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BEATINGS, Blows & broken bones

LONDINIUM 160AD

The badly beaten body of an ex-legionary has been found below a busy bridge. Who will find the killer? Claudius Calidus needs to bring justice to the family of the deceased. Facing his own struggles from his time in the legion, he needs someone to talk to, someone to listen, and someone to help him find out who slew his comrade.

Calidus asks Layla to help. Captured as a young girl and sold into slavery, Layla needs to move on from her past, but cannot work out how.

As another mutilated body is found floating in the river, they need to work out the reason for the killings. When the trail takes them back to the docks where she landed, can Layla overcome her emotions to track down the murderer?

Find the motive; find the murderer.

LONDINIUM 160AD

Layla has a new job, but she now needs clients.

Someone is setting the city alight, but the authorities are reluctant for her to het involved. Inevitably, lives are being lost. People want action. Lalya has to find out who is responsible before the population riots.

The Curse Tablet

Ratae Corieltauvorum 162AD

Layla returns to slavery to escape from her past. It is not quite what it seems, as she is being employed to uncover the source of discord within a family. The role takes a sinister turn, with a murder of the person who employed her, jeopardising the lives of the slaves she has grown to love. Layla now has to find the real killer to stop her friends from being tortured for the murder.

Miasma of fear

Ditch Road

VENONAE 165AD

A Roman citizen turns up dead in the house of a blacksmith. Who was the dead man, and how did he die? Layla takes to the road to find out. She quickly finds the Roman was an unsavoury character - many are delighted to see him dead. As Layla continues to investigate, suspicion turns on a local stonemason. Layla needs to find him.

THE WAY OF DEATH

LONDINIUM 169AD

A companion novel to the Layla Corda series. The plague has ravaged the city