CHAPTER EIGHT Albanus must have drifted off to sleep, because when someone banged on the door and shouted, “Are you all right in there?” it took him a … [Read more...] about Carpe Diem, Day 11
Carpe Diem by Ruth Downie
Britannia, AD 123
In the confusion of a storm and a shipwreck, someone has murdered the local baker in the military settlement of Arbeia. Albanus, tutor to the sons of officers and a man whose only ambition is to teach his pupils something—anything—without a classroom riot, finds himself swept up in the investigation.
Carpe Diem, Day 10
CHAPTER SEVEN Albanus had a headache. As soon as the last of his pupils had gone, he loaded up his satchel and headed for freedom. He managed to … [Read more...] about Carpe Diem, Day 10
Carpe Diem, Day 9
CARPE DIEM - CHAPTER SIX “The study of Greek,” Albanus announced, “is autotelic.” Seven blank faces met his gaze. “Can anyone tell me what … [Read more...] about Carpe Diem, Day 9
Carpe Diem, Day 8
CHAPTER FIVE The next morning Albanus found himself summoned to Centurion Curtius’s whitewashed office at an hour he had rarely seen since being … [Read more...] about Carpe Diem, Day 8
Carpe Diem, Day 7
CHAPTER FOUR By the second day after the shipwreck a flurry of rumours had already spread, bred and died. Contrary to the assertions of the … [Read more...] about Carpe Diem, Day 7
Carpe Diem, Day 6
CHAPTER THREE “No he didn’t.” The round features of the prefect’s clerk creased into a frown as he looked up from slotting a writing-tablet into one … [Read more...] about Carpe Diem, Day 6
Carpe Diem, Day 4 – 5
Albanus woke to find a bright spring sun forcing its way through the tiny pane of green glass above his bed. As he dived into his day tunic he could … [Read more...] about Carpe Diem, Day 4 – 5
Carpe Diem, Day 3
“Two!” cried someone. “There’s another one! See?” Then a cacophony of voices was yelling encouragement, as if the little figures being flung about in … [Read more...] about Carpe Diem, Day 3