The fourth book of the Shadows of Rome series. Maximus, Aghiles, and Titus try tostop a gang selling water on the black market in pagan Rome. When Maximus discoversthat more than half the water piped into Rome is stolen and sold on the blackmarket, he needs proof in order to expose the traffickers, especially wheneverything seems to be pointing at a Christian conspiracy. With the help of his twofriends Titus ans Aghiles, Maximus is once again ready to face peril without anyidea of what truly awaits him.