Someone is brutally killing Roman soldiers in the town of Caesarea and Prefect Alae Julius, brother in law of Flavius, is determined to find the murderer. Meanwhile, Herod Agrippa, King of Judaea is waging a war of hatred against the spreading faith of Christianity. And in the home of a wealthy senator and his family, a young girl takes an instinctive dislike to her smooth-talking new tutor – who may not be quite as loyal or trustworthy as he appears.
 
This sequel to the Power and the Glory series is a gripping saga of romance, faith, brutality, treachery and bravery.