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Nemesis

by Lindsey Davis - (02 Feb 2012 - 00:00)

BookNemesis : This is the 20th in the Marcus Didius Falco series of mystery novels set in post-Augustan Rome 1st century A.D. . This installment begins with the death of Falco's father and of his newborn son and ends with ... well, I shouldn't tell you that.Falco takes on the case of the murder of a merchant from Antium, a bug infested swampland south of Rome, and the disappearance of the merchant's wife. Suspicion soon falls on the Claudii, an extended family of freedmen who terrorize their neighbors and travelers. When an apparent copycat murder occurs north of Rome, Falco is pulled off the case by Anacrites, the chief spy. Falco has had numerous run-ins with Anacrites in the past so he and his friend Petro are naturally suspicious of the chief spy's motives and, naturally, continue to pursue the case.Without giving too much away, Falco is Nemesis to Anacrites' Hubris, and it is this conflict that drives the novel forward. Davis does a good job of slowly revealing Anacrites' role in the murder, which begins to look like merely the last in a string of serial murders. ... more

Alexandria - Marcus Didius Falco, #19

by Lindsey Davis - (11 Oct 2009 - 00:00)

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by Lindsey Davis - (03 May 2008 - 22:31)

AuthorLindseyDavis :

Genre: fiction

Author of the Marcus Didius Falco series of private investigator novels set in post-Augustan Rome.

The Lindsey Davis website booksearch author Lindsey Davis

1. The Silver Pigs 1989
2. Shadows in Bronze 1990
3. Venus in Copper 1991
4. The Iron Hand of Mars 1992
5. Poseidon's Gold 1993
6. Last Act in Palmyra 1994
7. Time to Depart 1995
8. A Dying Light in Corduba 1996
9. Three Hands in the Fountain 1997
10. Two for the Lions 1998
11. One Virgin Too Many 1999
12. Ode to a Banker 2000
13. A Body in the Bath House 2001
14. The Jupiter Myth 2002
15. The Accusers 2003
16. Scandal Takes a Holiday 2004

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Saturnalia: A Marcus Didius Falco Novel

by AuthorLindseyDavis Lindsey Davis - (16 Jan 2008 - 15:38)

BookSaturnalia : Title - booktitle Saturnalia: A Marcus Didius Falco Novel Author - author Lindsey Davis Category - fiction amazonlink 0312361297 Queue status - completed booksearch author Lindsey Davis

Marcus Didius Falco is a hard-boiled private eye during 1st century Rome. He comes from a plebeian background but is married to an aristocrat, the daughter of a senator. If you've seen The Thin Man with William Powell and Myrna Loy you have an idea of the relationship.

This is the 3rd or 4th book in the series that I've read, and about the 18th in the series overall. The ones I've read have been entertaining. Not nearly as historically interesting as the Steven Saylor Gordianus series, but good solid entertainment. The Falco character is raffish, tough, smart, outspoken, and self-deprecating.

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