- Paperback: 368 pages
- Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (6 Jun 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0099831902
- ISBN-13: 978-0099831907
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 11.2 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 421,439 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Following "The Silver Pigs", "Shadows in Bronze", "Venus in Copper" and "The Iron Hand of Mars", this Marcus Didius Falco novel is set in Ancient Rome. Shipping scams, crooked antiques auctions and hired thugs - what could be worse for a hired detective trying to clear his own family's name?
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Rome 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; if you haven't met Marcus Didius Falco before, start here.' Felicia Lamb, Mail on Sunday
'The setting enchants. Prescribed reading for any student bored by Latin.' Frances Fyfield, Mail on Sunday
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
He ain't Heavy, He's my Brother,
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This review is from: Poseidon's Gold (Paperback)
This is the fifth novel in the mystery series featuring Marcus Didius Falco, an informer and sleuth in Rome at the time of Vespasian. A series of books that have become hugely popular, so much so that the author is now at the forefront of historical mystery writers. It was probably a stroke of genius on her part to have novels that are extremely well researched and contain all the elements that would be and should be found in the Roman world of circa AD70, but to have a lead character who has the vocabulary of a present day New York cop. In this the fifth novel Falco and Helena Justina seem like old friends.
Falco is eager to get back to the hustle and bustle of Rome after what has seemed like an endless journey from Germania where his last adventure took him. Falco and Helena are shocked to find the apartment in Rome has been ransacked and used by squatters. Falco has been talked into staying with his mother until he finds out that she already has a lodger, an ex-legionary friend of Festus, Falco's brother and this so called "friend" is demanding money he says he is owed to him by Festus from a business venture. The next day the ex-legionary is found stabbed to death and the chief suspect is guess who? Falco has his work cut out to prove that he is innocent, find the real killer and also prove that his brother is innocent of the crime too. The last part won't be easy because it is just the sort of crude justice that Festus would employ. As if that wasn't bad enough Falco may have to call on someone else for help. The last person he wants to be indebted to . . . Geminus, formerly Marcus Didius Favonius, Falco's father. If his mother finds out his life won't be worth living.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Deceit is an Art,
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This review is from: Poseidon's Gold (Kindle Edition)
Marcus Didius Falco comes face to face with a piece of his late brother's past. Festus was a wheeler dealer as well as being a soldier and some of his deals have gone bad in a big way. As Falco knows all too well his brother left no assets. When the centurion who comes demanding his money back is found dead Falco is an obvious suspect because they had been engaged in a very public argument just before the soldier's death. Falco's friend Petronius is tasked with arresting him.
But Petronius doesn't believe his old friend is guilty so he allows him some time to try and find the real killer. In order to unravel the mystery Falco must work with his estranged father, Geminus and try and clear his brother's name at his mother's request. A complex web of shady business dealings is soon uncovered and Falco and Geminus frequently wonder whether they will escape with their lives and their money intact. I really enjoyed this book especially the characters of Falco and his high born girlfriend Helena Justina. I thought the way Falco is forced to accept his father as an ally was well done. They do not fall into each other's arms crying `Let bygones be bygones' which would be too trite but they do manage to cobble together some sort of working relationship which may or may not lead to better things. Some of the scenes are really funny - especially the ones involving sculptures in the second half of the book. I like the way the relationship between Helena and Falco is developing as well. Even the minor characters are well drawn and believable.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cracking story, crackingly written,
By Mountain lady (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Poseidon's Gold (Falco 05) (Paperback)
If you like the others in the series then you will love this. I came to the Falco series late, and what a joy it has been to find someone who writes with such skill, and is so very funny, too. Yes, these books are set in ancient Rome, and maybe you don't think you're a fan of 'crime fiction' - I'm not - but I defy you not to be charmed by these books and want to read more.
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