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This episode in the life of Roman private eye Marcus Didius Falco brings him into contact with the worlds of publishing and banking, both of which have striking similarities with those of our own time.
The head of a scriptorium has been violently killed and it looks to be the work of a disgruntled author - until it turns out that the murdered man has made his serious money as owner of a private bank. A bank, moreover, that may have a history of shady dealings and with no guarantee that such dealings are all in the past. So suddenly the list of possible motives and suspects has increased. The result is a detailed and engrossing mystery as Falco feels his way through these unfamiliar and sometimes dangerous waters, while at the same time dealing with issues in the eventful lives of his extended family.
Davis evokes the world of Imperial Rome effectively and naturally and draws us into its culture and mindset, some of it very similar to our own and some of it very different. The characters are, as always in the Falco novels, carefully drawn real people of varying sorts and the way the investigator goes about his work is engrossing and entertaining. Occasionally some dry humour breaks through to lighten what might have otherwise been a rather dark atmosphere - I particularly liked the scene where Falco is interviewing a successful playwright, an immigrant to the city who is struggling with persistent rumours that he does not write his own plays because his skill with language is seen as beyond what is expected of a provincial Briton.
For me Falco is one of four Roman sleuths whose cases are a must-read (the others being Saylor's Gordianus, Roberts' Metellus, and Wishart's Corvinus). This particular one isn't a particularly new publication - I don't know how it slipped through the net before, but I'm glad I did get hold of it.
The head of a scriptorium has been violently killed and it looks to be the work of a disgruntled author - until it turns out that the murdered man has made his serious money as owner of a private bank. A bank, moreover, that may have a history of shady dealings and with no guarantee that such dealings are all in the past. So suddenly the list of possible motives and suspects has increased. The result is a detailed and engrossing mystery as Falco feels his way through these unfamiliar and sometimes dangerous waters, while at the same time dealing with issues in the eventful lives of his extended family.
Davis evokes the world of Imperial Rome effectively and naturally and draws us into its culture and mindset, some of it very similar to our own and some of it very different. The characters are, as always in the Falco novels, carefully drawn real people of varying sorts and the way the investigator goes about his work is engrossing and entertaining. Occasionally some dry humour breaks through to lighten what might have otherwise been a rather dark atmosphere - I particularly liked the scene where Falco is interviewing a successful playwright, an immigrant to the city who is struggling with persistent rumours that he does not write his own plays because his skill with language is seen as beyond what is expected of a provincial Briton.
For me Falco is one of four Roman sleuths whose cases are a must-read (the others being Saylor's Gordianus, Roberts' Metellus, and Wishart's Corvinus). This particular one isn't a particularly new publication - I don't know how it slipped through the net before, but I'm glad I did get hold of it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I spent the first few weeks of my summer holiday engrossed in the Falco books - they are totally brilliant! Set in 1st century Rome, an era shrouded in mystery, but intriguing nonetheless. vespasian is on the throne, and Falco, a private detective of the time, is wrapped up in solving the mysteries that abound. At the same time as reading the mysteries and watching him find solutions, we follow the story of a 1st century Roman family group - a story just as engrossing as the murder mystery itself
This series should appeal to readers of Faye KellermanThe Ritual Bath: The First Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus Novel and Camilla Lackberg[[ASIN:0007416180 The Ice Princess (Patrik Hedstrom 1)]
This series should appeal to readers of Faye KellermanThe Ritual Bath: The First Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus Novel and Camilla Lackberg[[ASIN:0007416180 The Ice Princess (Patrik Hedstrom 1)]
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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As with all tales involving Marcus Didius Falco, a very well crafted detective story but set in Rome at the height of its' power. The characters (good, bad and seriously flawed) are well fleshed out so that, with a little imagination, it is possible to inhabit their world, a great deal of modern fiction cannot make such a claim! As one central thread surrounds the killing of a greedy man in circumstances that will ultimately lead to one of the most barbaric punishments this self proclaimed highest of civilised societies meted out, it has a darker edge but is nonetheless thoroughly entertaining and enjoyable.
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