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Winner of the Best First Novel award from the Authors' Club, and debut of the Didius Falco mystery series.
It is A.D. 70, when Roman P.I. Marcus Didius Falco runs into comely Sosia Camillina on the steps of the Forum. It seems she's being chased by a few unsavories for a stockpile of silver pigs--silver ingots--but Falco wants more information. What he gets is a whiff of treason and a one-way ticket to his own funeral pyre....
"It has everything: mystery, pace, wit, fascinating scholarship, and above all, two protagonists for whom, by the end, I feel genuine affection, and want to meet again."
Ellis Peters
It is A.D. 70, when Roman P.I. Marcus Didius Falco runs into comely Sosia Camillina on the steps of the Forum. It seems she's being chased by a few unsavories for a stockpile of silver pigs--silver ingots--but Falco wants more information. What he gets is a whiff of treason and a one-way ticket to his own funeral pyre....
"It has everything: mystery, pace, wit, fascinating scholarship, and above all, two protagonists for whom, by the end, I feel genuine affection, and want to meet again."
Ellis Peters
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2 member(s) found this review helpful.
A great start to a mystery series set in ancient Rome, with one of the funniest "heroes" written. Although it can sound, at times, a bit anachronistic, it is never jarring. Reminds me a bit of the syle of writing used in the book I, Claudius. It's as though Falco, the protagonist, was telling the story in modern language. Good period details and a complex plot with interesting characters. I've already started on the second of the series and will problably work my way through them all!
Alice J. (
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Another Anciet Rome series set 1st century AD. Not quite as good as Stephen Saylor's series. I find it gets bogged down a bit in the middle of novels. Characters are a lot of fun, and her descrition of the time period is lovely.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
First rate hard boiled mystery set in Rome, A.D. 70. Marcus Didius Falco embards on an intricate case of smuggling, murder, and treason that reaches into the palace itself where Vespasian is emperor. Falco is a very engaging tough guy with a sense of humor, a sense of honor, and a real need for money.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
Great detective novel. If you like historic books with twist of mystery -you will love this book.
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The first book in the Falco mystery series, set in the Roman Empire 1st century. Falco is a Philip Marlow type of lead character.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
This is the first book in the Marcus Didius Falco series. It is a great series that details different aspects of the Roman Empire. I highly recommend it. This book takes place in Great Britain and introduces Falco and his lady love Helena...
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Alison J. (A wonderful mystery set in Rome - this series is the BEST!
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