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The Iron Hand of Mars (Falco #4) by Lindsey Davis
Category: Crime and Thrillers | Series: Falco Ser.
AD 71: Germania Libera: dark dripping forests, inhabited by bloodthirsty barbarians and legendary wild beasts, a furious prophetess who terrorises Rome, and the ghostly spirits of slaughtered Roman legionaries. Enter Marcus Didius Falco, an Impreisal agent on a special mission: to find the absconding co ...Show more
The Jupiter Myth (Falco #14) by Lindsey Davis
Category: Fiction | Series: Falco
'To find a drowned man head-first down a well was slightly unusual, exciting maybe.' For Falco, a relaxed visit to Helena's relatives in Britain turns serious at the scene of a downtown murder. The renegade henchman of Rome's vital ally King Togidubnus has been stuffed head-first down a barroom well - ...Show more
The Silver Pigs (#1 Falco) by Lindsey Davis
Category: Crime and Thrillers | Series: Falco
Rome, Ad 70. One hot day in the Forum, Marcus Didius Falco, private informer, runs into sweet sixteen-year-old Sosia Camillina. She is fleeing for her life. Rescuing her is the start of a dangerous game, involving stolen imperial ingots and a dark political plot. Commissioned by mysterious, highly-place ...Show more
The Silver Pigs (#1 Falco) by Lindsey Davis
Category: Fiction
This is the first story in a mystery series set in Ancient Rome, featuring Marcus Didius Falco. The story sees Falco travelling to Britain in search of missing silver pigs, where he meets Helena Justina, and romance begins to blossom.
The Silver Pigs - A Marcus Didius Falco Novel by Lindsey Davis
Category: Fiction | Series: Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries Ser.
The Silver Pigs is the classic novel which introduced readers around the world to Marcus Didius Falco, a private informer with a knack for trouble, a tendency for bad luck, and a frequently incovenient drive for justice. When Marcus Didius Falco encounters the young and very pretty Sosia Camillina in t ...Show more
The Third Nero (#5 Flavia Albia) by Lindsey Davis
Category: Crime and Thrillers | Series: Flavia Albia Ser.
'Davis's prose is a lively joy, and Flavia's Rome is sinister and gloriously real' The Times on SaturdayFlavia Albia's day-old marriage is in trouble - her new husband may be permanently disabled and they have no funds. So when Palace officials ask her to expose a traitor in their midst she is ready for ...Show more
The Third Nero (#5 Flavia Albia) by Lindsey Davis
Category: Fiction | Series: A\Flavia Albia Mystery Ser.
From renowned author Lindsey Davis, creator of the much-loved character, Marcus Didius Falco and his friends and family, comes the fifth novel in her all-new series set in ancient Rome. We first met Flavia Albia, Falco's feisty adopted daughter, in The Ides of April. Albia is a remarkable woman in what ...Show more
Three Hands in the Fountain by Lindsey Davis
Category: Fiction
Marcus Didius Falco learns that body parts have been found in the water systems of Rome for years, and the killer strikes during public festivals. With the Roman Games being imminent, Falco begins to search 200 miles of aqueduct and the crowded streets to catch the sadist before they strike again.
Three Hands in the Fountain by Lindsey Davis
Category: Fiction | Series: Marcus Didius Falco Ser.
'The fountain was not working. Nothing unusual in that...' Falco and his laddish friend Petronius find their local fountain has been blocked - by a gruesomely severed human hand. Soon other body parts are being found in the aqueducts and sewers. Public panic overcomes official indifference, and the Av ...Show more
Time to Depart : Marcus Didius Falco #7 by DAVIS, LINDSEY
Category: Crime and Thrillers
'I still can't believe I've put the bastard away for good!' Petro muttered. Petronius Longus, captain of the Aventine watch and Falco's oldest friend, has finally nailed on of Rome's top criminals. Under Roman law citizens are not imprisoned but are allowed 'time to depart' into exile outside the Empire ...Show more