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by Lindsey Davis (Author), Jamie Glover (Narrator)
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  • Audible Release Date: 15 April 2005
  • Language: English
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Fresh from his trip to Britain, Falco needs to re-establish his presence in Rome. A minor role in the trial of a senator entangles him in the machinations of Silius Italicus and Paccius Africanus, two real-life lawyers at the top of their trade. These notorious ex-consuls play a dangerous game, where success brings rich pickings but a mistrial or a wrong verdict entails huge financial penalties. The senator is convicted but then dies, apparently by suicide. However, Silius hires Falco and his young associates to prove it was murder.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By J. E. Parry VINE™ VOICE
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Yes, I admit that I am a great fan of the Falco series. This is yet another addition that I highly recommend to anyone who has read, or is new to, the series.

I must be right as everyone I recommend these to borrows my copies and take ages to give them back.

Here we find Falco back from his hols in Londinium and looking to re-establish the presence of Falco & Associates to a rather indifferent Roman citizenry.

We have had Roman builders; actors; gladiators; provincial governors; bankers and antique dealers. Now we have the Roman legal system.

The good thing about these books is that you not only get a cracking good detective story but also a beginner's guide to various aspects of Roman life. So you learn as you enjoy. A great reason to read full stop.

Here we find that Roman "lawyers" made their reputation by accusing members of the middle and upper classes of various acts of corruption and malefluence. If you win you not only do your reputation good but also earn some money in the process as you share in their estate if they lose.

There was a downside. Lose and you lose money in damages. Therefore you need to keep playing the field and get it right more often than not. Did people abuse this process.... of course, that's what these things are there for.

What starts out as an easy job for Falco & Associates in statement taking leads to a series of trials that arise from the result of the initial trial. There are family secrets that need to be discovered and court cases to win. Can Falco actually beat the system again? Are the lawyers as honest as we would hope?

One thing we do learn is that if you lose a case then you can escape paying the penalty the easy way..... just commit suicide. Your family get to keep the money and your accusers lose out. A win win situation... apart from your death of course.

Read it and find out.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Another Falco treat 17 Jun 2003
Format:Hardcover
Lovers of Falco will not need to be told that a treat awaits them in Lindsey Davis' latest novel. As for the rest of you - where have you been until now? A new Falco novel now seems to be an established early summer celebration and this year's offering is no exception. He's back from Britain, he's back in Rome and very soon he's back in trouble. The book is a cracking good read that stands alone even if you've never heard of Falco before. For those of us whove learned the secret, we get to catch up on characters old and new, to fight our way through clever red herrings and eventually to discover the truth several sentences before the final denoument! However, if it is your first encounter with Ms Davis' wonderful detective, I envy you most because you've got another 14 treats to occupy the rest of the year until the next new offering!
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By J. Chippindale TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Paperback
This is the fifteenth 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.

After spending more time than he intended to in Britain (The Jupiter Myth) Falco is back in his beloved Rome. In theory he is still an informer for the Emperor although the less he sees of the Imperial family, the better he will like it. He becomes embroiled in a dispute between two high successful members of the legal profession and of course the dispsute ends up in a death.

Hired to prove that the senator's death was not suicide, Falco find himself following a trail of scanal, blackmail and corruption, the like of which even he has rarely seen. Has he bitten off more than he can chew this time. After all he is playing with the big boys now . . .
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Falco 15: "I Claudius" meets "Rumpole of the Bailey"
This is number fifteen in a series of excellent detective stories set in Vespasian's Roman Empire and featuring the informer Marcus Didius Falco. Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2009 by Marshall Lord
An Excellent Read
This is the fifteenth novel in the mystery series featuring Marcus Didius Falco, an informer and sleuth in Rome at the time of Vespasian. Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2007 by J. Chippindale
An Excellent Read
This is the fifteenth novel in the mystery series featuring Marcus Didius Falco, an informer and sleuth in Rome at the time of Vespasian. Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2007 by J. Chippindale
An Excellent Read
This is the fifteenth novel in the mystery series featuring Marcus Didius Falco, an informer and sleuth in Rome at the time of Vespasian. Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2007 by J. Chippindale
Falco, The Legal Eagle
This is the fifteenth novel in the mystery series featuring Marcus Didius Falco, an informer and sleuth in Rome at the time of Vespasian. Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2007 by J. Chippindale
A PI in Ancient Rome!!
Falco is an informer. That seems to be the same as an investigator in today's terms. Falco is a Roman during the reign of the Emperor Vespasian. Read more
Published on 8 Feb 2005 by "pennymwood2"
The waiting game
It would be a pleasure to write a review of this book if only it wouldarrive. Amazon is a great site but in this case it is has shown itslimitations. Read more
Published on 23 April 2004 by Charles Matthew Rouse
Where is the Falco we know & love?
I agree with the reviewer on the hardback site-this is a disappointing and hard-going read compared to previous novels. Read more
Published on 10 Dec 2003 by M.E. Greer
Where has the humour gone?
I have read and enjoyed all the Falco series (some more than once) and was eagerly anticipating this new installment of the life of Marcus Didius. Read more
Published on 28 July 2003 by Bad Golfer
A bit of a disappointment
I have been a fan of Lindsey Davis's Falco series for just about as long as they've been available in the U.S., and look forward to getting them early thanks to this site. Read more
Published on 9 July 2003 by Michele Olson
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