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Venus In Copper
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Author : Lindsey Davis
language : en
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Release Date : 2011-01-18
Venus In Copper written by Lindsey Davis and has been published by Minotaur Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-01-18 with Fiction categories.
Rome, AD 71. Marcus Didius Falco is deperate to leave the notorious Lautumiae prison - though being bailed out by his mother is a slight indignity... Things go from bad to worse though when a group of nouveau riche ex-slaves hire him to outwit a fortune-hunting redhead, whose husbands have a habit of dying accidently, leaving him up against a female contortionist, her extra-friendly snake, indigestible cakes and rent racketeers. And, all the while, trying to lure Helena Justina to live with him, a dangerous proposition given the notorius instability of Roman real estate. In a case of murder as complicated as he ever faced, this Lindsey Davis' classic tale Venus in Copper shows Falco at his very finest.
Venus In Copper
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Author : Lindsey Davis
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-02-15
Venus In Copper written by Lindsey Davis and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-15 with Fiction categories.
'Another redolent dip into corruption in Vespasian's Rome. . . original and delightful' Sunday Times 'A tumultuous Ancient Rome with a delightful modern eye' Sunday Times 'Fast-moving, funny and full of atmosphere' Mail on Sunday 'A thrilling murder mystery' ***** Reader review 'Such fun!!' ***** Reader review 'Another corking Falco' ***** Reader review 'My advice is BUY IT and READ IT. You will not regret it' ***** Reader review *********************************************************************************** MARRY IN HASTE. DIE FOR THE MONEY. Things are going well for Marcus Didius Falco, ancient Rome's investigator: he hates sharing a cell with a rodent, although being bailed by his old mother is almost as embarrassing; his highborn girlfriend can't decide if she wants him and Titus Caesar's reward for past services is disappointing to say the least. Hoping for a better life, or at least a better apartment, he takes on new clients. On the elegant slopes of the Pincian Hill, three freedmen with two flashy wives are under siege by a clever redhead. Severina Zotica has a foul-mouthed parrot, an odd connection with a snake dancer - and a very suspicious past. As he pursues this flame-haired fortune-hunter, Falco finds himself beset by violent rent-racketeers, poisoners, and women without consciences who have dangerous designs on him. . . ************************************************************************************* Fans of S. J. Parris, Donna Leon, Steven Saylor, C. J. Sansom will love this exciting and enthralling historical mystery from multi-million copy bestselling author Lindsey Davis. Expertly weaving an authentic depiction of Ancient Rome with exceptional characterisation and a tightly woven plot, this will have you hooked.
Venus In Copper
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Author : Lindsey Davis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994-11-21
Venus In Copper written by Lindsey Davis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-11-21 with categories.
In the heyday of the Roman Empire, a small accounting error has left Marcus Didius Falco sharing a cell with a large rat. But the Empire's most beleaguered investigator is finally bailed out, and promptly accepts a commission to help a family of freed slaves fend off a professional bribe. This is a full-cast radio drama of the third Marcus Didius Falco mystery, set in first-century Rome, and starring Anton Lesser.
Venus In Copper
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Author : Lindsey Davis
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2008-04-01
Venus In Copper written by Lindsey Davis and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-04-01 with Fiction categories.
Fans of S. J. Parris, Donna Leon, Steven Saylor, C. J. Sansom will love this exciting and enthralling historical mystery from multi-million copy bestselling author Lindsey Davis. Expertly weaving an authentic depiction of Ancient Rome with exceptional characterisation and a tightly woven plot, this will have you hooked. 'Another redolent dip into corruption in Vespasian's Rome ... original and delightful' -- Sunday Times 'A tumultuous Ancient Rome with a delightful modern eye' -- Sunday Times 'Fast-moving, funny and full of atmosphere' -- Mail on Sunday 'A thrilling murder mystery' -- ***** Reader review 'Such fun!' -- ***** Reader review 'Another corking Falco' -- ***** Reader review 'My advice is BUY IT and READ IT as you will not regret it' -- ***** Reader review *********************************************************************************** MARRY IN HASTE. DIE FOR THE MONEY. Things are going well for Marcus Didius Falco, ancient Rome's investigator: he hates sharing a cell with a rodent, although being bailed by his old mother is almost as embarrassing; his highborn girlfriend can't decide if she wants him and Titus Caesar's reward for past services is disappointing to say the least. Hoping for a better life, or at least a better apartment, he takes on new clients. On the elegant slopes of the Pincian Hill, three freedmen with two flashy wives are under siege by a clever redhead. Severina Zotica has a foul-mouthed parrot, an odd connection with a snake dancer - and a very suspicious past. As he pursues this flame-haired fortune-hunter, Falco finds himself beset by violent rent-racketeers, poisoners, and women without consciences who have dangerous designs on him...
La Venus De Cobre
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Author : Lindsey Davis
language : es
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
La Venus De Cobre written by Lindsey Davis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Fiction categories.
De regreso de su periplo por Italia (La estatua de Bronce), el investigador Marco Didio Falco es contratado por el emperador para llevar a cabo un trabajo en Hacienda. Pero, desgraciadamente, Marco comete un imperdonable error contable que le lleva directamente a la mítica cárcel de Latumia, donde el ruido de las ratas le atormenta día y noche. Será gracias a la labor continua y tenaz de su madre (que progresivamente va cobrando más importáncia en la serie) que Marco conseguirá recuperar la libertad y aclarar el embrollo en el que se ha metido. Una trama muy característica del género negro, con unas gotas de humor (a Sam Spade o a Dick Tracy nunca le libraría de la prisión su madre) y a través de la cual queda expuesta de un modo fiel y veraz la vida cotidiana en la Roma del año 70 d.c.
The Silver Pigs
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Author : Lindsey Davis
language : en
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Release Date : 2006-10-03
The Silver Pigs written by Lindsey Davis and has been published by Minotaur Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-10-03 with Fiction categories.
The Silver Pigs is Lindsey Davis' 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 inconvenient drive for justice. When Marcus Didius Falco, a Roman "informer" who has a nose for trouble that's sharper than most, encounters Sosia Camillina in the Forum, he senses immediately all is not right with the pretty girl. She confesses to him that she is fleeing for her life, and Falco makes the rash decision to rescue her—a decision he will come to regret. For Sosia bears a heavy burden: as heavy as a pile of stolen Imperial ingots, in fact. Matters just get more complicated when Falco meets Helena Justina, a Senator's daughter who is connected to the very same traitors he has sworn to expose. Soon Falco finds himself swept from the perilous back alleys of Ancient Rome to the silver mines of distant Britain—and up against a cabal of traitors with blood on their hands and no compunction whatsoever to do away with a snooping plebe like Falco....
The Iron Hand Of Mars
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Author : Lindsey Davis
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-02-15
The Iron Hand Of Mars written by Lindsey Davis and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-15 with Fiction categories.
DEATH LIES BEYOND THE RIVER RHINE 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 Imperial agent on a special mission: to find the absconding commander of a legion whose loyalty is suspect. Easier said than done, thinks Marcus, as he makes his uneasy way down the Rhenus, trying to forget that back in sunny Rome his girlfriend Helena Justina is being hotly pursued by Titus Caesar. His mood is not improved when he discovers his only allies are a woefully inadequate bunch of recruits, their embittered centurion, a rogue dog, and its innocent young master; just the right kind of support for an agent unwillingly trying to tame the Celtic hordes. . . ______________________________ Praise of Lindsey Davis: 'Her most ambitious to date. . . Davis has found a winning formula' Daily Telegraph 'Lindsey Davis does not merely make history come alive - she turns it into spanking entertainment, and wraps it around an intriguing mystery. She is incapable of writing a dull sentence' Peter Lovesey 'Wonderfully entertaining' ***** Reader review 'Davis at her best' ***** Reader review 'Very addictive and, at times, difficult to put down' ***** Reader review 'My advice is BUY IT and READ IT as you will not regret it' ***** Reader review 'Gripping' ***** Reader review With the great characterisation, fast-paced plotting and wry humour that we've come to expect from multi-million copy bestselling author Lindsey Davis, this is an addictive mystery that will transport you back to Britain at the time of the Roman invasion. Readers of S. J. Parris, Donna Leon, Steven Saylor and C. J. Sansom will be hooked from page one...
The Marcus Didius Falco Series Books 1 3
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Author : Lindsey Davis
language : en
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Release Date : 2015-06-09
The Marcus Didius Falco Series Books 1 3 written by Lindsey Davis and has been published by Minotaur Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-09 with Fiction categories.
Discover Lindsey Davis's beloved, long-running series featuring private informer Marcus Didius Falco, set in first-century CE Rome. The Silver Pigs: Marcus Didius Falco, a private informer with a knack for trouble, a tendency for bad luck, and a frequently inconvenient drive for justice, encounters the young and very pretty Sosia Camillina in the Forum. Immediately he senses that something is amiss. When she confesses that she is fleeing for her life, Falco offers to help her and, in doing so, he gets himself mixed up in a deadly plot involving stolen ingots, dangerous and dark political machinations, and, most hazardous of all, one Helena Justina, a brash, indomitable senator's daughter who is connected to the very traitors that Falco has sworn to expose. Shadows in Bronze: It's the first century CE in Rome and informer and occasional imperial agent Marcus Didius Falco is miserable. The high-born woman he fell in love with, Helena Justina, has broken off their stormy, impossible affair. So when Emperor Vespasian assigns Falco a task that will take him out of Rome, he can't wait. Disguised as vacationer in the company of his comrade Petronius Longus, captain of the Aventine Watch, Falco travels south to Neapolis, Capreae and Pompeii where he discovers a conspiracy involving the Egyptian grain shipment to Rome. He also stumbles across Helena Justina, conveniently also on a trip out of town, who might, unwittingly, be enmeshed in this dangerous, treasonous scheme. Venus in Copper: A small accounting error has left Falco briefly sharing a cell with a large rat in the notorious Lautumiae prison. Being bailed out by his mother is bad enough, and things go from bad to worse when a group of nouveau riche ex-slaves hire him to outwit a fortune-hunting redhead. This woman's husbands have a habit of dying "accidentally." And, all the while, Falco tries to convince Helena Justina to live with him, a dangerous proposition, given the notorius instability of Roman real estate. In a case of murder as complicated as he ever faced, this classic tale shows Falco at his very finest.
Poseidon S Gold
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Author : Lindsey Davis
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-02-15
Poseidon S Gold written by Lindsey Davis and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-02-15 with Fiction categories.
A MURDERED LEGIONARY - AND THERE IS ONE PRIME SUSPECT AD 72: Marcus Didius Falco returns home from a six-month mission to the German legions. But trouble is in store for him: his apartment has been wrecked by squatters and an ex-legionary friend of his colourfully heroic brother Festus is demanding money, allegedly owed him as the result of one of Festus's wild schemes. Worse still, the only client Falco can get is his mother - who wants him to clear the family name. Then just as Falco thinks things can only get better, fate takes a turn for the worse. . . The legionary is found viciously stabbed to death with Falco the prime suspect. Now he has only three days to prove he is not a murderer, to trace the real suspect, amass evidence and win a fortune. . . *************************************************************************************** 'Several cheers for Lindsey Davis. . . Great fun' The Times 'Fast-moving, funny and full of atmosphere' Mail on Sunday 'Highly readable, funny and colourful' TLS 'An intriguing Roman mystery, with quite a few twists and turns' ***** Reader review 'Another excellent Falco book that is difficult to put down' ***** Reader review 'Well written, humorous, interesting and a good read' ***** Reader review 'Brilliant. Very funny too!' ***** Reader review Fans of S. J. Parris, Donna Leon, Steven Saylor and C. J. Sansom will love this captivating, colourful and unputdownable historical mystery from multi-million copy bestselling author Lindsey Davis. Guaranteed to have you turning the pages, this will easily transport you back in time to Ancient Rome...
Time To Depart
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Author : Lindsey Davis
language : en
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Release Date : 2015-06-30
Time To Depart written by Lindsey Davis and has been published by Minotaur Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-30 with Fiction categories.
Petronius Longus, captain of the Aventine watch and Falco's oldest friend, has finally nailed one of Rome's top criminals. Under Roman law, citizens are not imprisoned but are allowed "time to depart" into exile outside the Empire. One dark and gloomy dawn, Petro and Falco put the evil Balbinus aboard a ship. But soon after, an outbreak of robbery and murder suggests a new criminal ring has moved into Balbinus's territory. Petro and Falco must descend into the underworld of Vespasian's Rome to investigate.