"On a hot afternoon in ancient Athens, playwright and sometime detective-Philocles struggles for inspiration with his latest play. An unexpected visitor is the perfect distraction. Hipparchos Aristarchou, son of Philocles' wealthy benefactor Aristarchos Phytalid, is being blackmailed over an unpaid debt he knows nothing about! Who are the blackmailers and why are they doing this? As Philocles investigates, it seems there's nothing the villains won't do to discredit the young scion."--Back cover.
