The detective Marcus Didius Falco is cynically eyeing up the new Roman emperor, Vespasian. He rescues a young girl in trouble and is catapulted into a dangerous game involving... Læs mere
‘Rats are always bigger than you expect…’Falco, ancient Rome’s hangdog investigator, hates sharing a cell with a rodent – though being bailed by his old mother is almost as embarassing.
‘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.
And of course his mother-in-law hopes to hurry her son along to university by passing the case over to Falco. Joining the rest of the married couple’s tour group on the... Læs mere
she acquires a mystery illness – then a young man is horrendously murdered and she escapes from house arrest. Falco is pitted against his old rival, the Chief Spy Anacrites, in a... Læs mere
Whom did he eat, in fact?’Lumbered with working alongside reptilian Chief Spy Anacrites, Falco has the perfect plan to make money – he will assist Vespasian in the Emperor’s ‘Great Census’ of AD 73.
The next witty, must-read book in the Flavia Albia series.
The next witty, must-read book in the Flavia Albia series.
Hæsblæsende og underholdende tur gennem det antikke Rom - fra skummel undergrund til magtens tinder i haserne på den private efterforsker og ekslegionær Marcus Didius Falco. Rom, 71... Læs mere
Hæsblæsende og underholdende tur gennem det antikke Rom - fra skummel undergrund til magtens tinder i haserne på den private efterforsker og ekslegionær Marcus Didius Falco. Rom, 71... Læs mere
The next book in the gripping Flavia Albia series, by acclaimed author Lindsey Davis.