Jim Aikin Knihy

Unseen danger, scheming suspects, colorful characters, and a rich tapestry of historical detail combine in an unforgettable tale of romance and suspense on the Bay of Naples during the reign of Nero. At a grand banquet, a minor nobleman is poisoned and dies. Suspicion swirls first around the household If any of them did it, all of them will be put to death! Germanus has well-hidden reasons for hating false accusations, so he sets out to find the murderer, his only clue a severed human thumb. Secretly in love with the beautiful young widow, he knows he can never hope she’ll care for As a slave, he’s far beneath her notice. But when she’s accused of the murder, their lives are on a collision course with disaster.

Danlo Ree lives in a world within walls, in a society of telepaths. It is an efficient society, peaceful and pure. The Cleansings are sure of that.Danlo thinks bad thoughts sometimes, about his wife, and the Cleansings.... but he pushes them away. He must survive here, for outside the walls lurks nothing but chaos and radiation and danger.Now, something incredible has happened. And Danlo Ree has discovered that there is something else outside the walls...Life.