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Data
Rowe, Rosemary, 1942-
The vestal vanishes. – (A Libertus mystery of
Roman Britain)
1. Libertus (Fictitious character : Rowe)
Fiction.
2. Romans–Great Britain–Fiction. 3.
Slaves–Fiction.
4. Vestal virgins–Fiction. 5. Great
Britain–History–
Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D. Fiction. 6.
Detective and
mystery stories.
I. Title II. Series
823.9’2-dc22
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978-1-78010-067-8 (ePub)
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978-0-7278-8029-1 (cased)
ISBN-13:
978-1-84751-348-9 (trade paper)
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