
When Arakos is found beaten to death, it is obvious Timodemus must be the killer. His only serious rival is Arakos from Sparta. Nico's best friend, Timodemus, is a competitor in the pankration, the deadly martial art of ancient Greece. Who else could have killed the second-best fighter in all Hellas but the very best? Nico and his partner in sleuthing, the annoyingly clever priestess Diotima, have four days to save their friend and avert a war that would tear their.


