City of Gold and Shadows - Felse, Bk 12 Author:Ellis Peters It started with a missing person. But Dr. Alan Morris, a world-renown archaeologist, was not the type of person to be missing. For over forty years he had been exploring archaeological ruins all over the world, so why would the Welsh border site of Aurae Phiala hold any special danger? — Charlotte Rossignol, pretty young music teac... more »her and Dr. Morris' potential heiress, is distressed. She is the only one who feels sure that her great-uncle is in danger and she decides to play detective. Among the ruins of Aurae Phiala, Charlotte develops a curiosity about its history, and it is here that the story unfolds. For amidst the beautiful landscape, beneath the ancient secrets of the site, she eventually comes to realize that there is more to be excavated than just Roman ruins.
Ellis Peters is a pen name of Edith Pargeter.« less