Getorius and Arcadia, husband a surgeon, his wife studying to become a doctor, spend some time in Constantinople but leave when there is unrest in the city, along with others, and wind up in Pergamum. The couple investigate murders. There are women clergy there, which was new to me; apparently in the early Orthodox church there were women who filled that function. One especially zealous one wants to destroy a pagan healing shrine. A quick, enjoyable read. ( )