In the seventh novel in the Empire series by Anthony Riches, Mark Aquila returns to Rome, where he intends to deal with the murderers who destroyed his family. But the revenge he seeks may cost him and his colleagues dearly. The desire of a young centurion to deliver brutal justice over a shadowy gang of murderers, suggests that he must find and face them in brutal combat, risking death at their hands. Senator, leader of a gang of urban thugs, Praetorian officer and, deadliest of all, a champion gladiator with the Roman name Mortiferum, which means “The Bringer of Death” are hiding and are also ready to meet him.