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Last Act in Palmyra (Paperback)

by Lindsey Davis (Author)
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New edition edition (15 Jun 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099831805
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099831808
  • Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 10.4 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 182,273 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Splendid...mystery, pace and wit." - Ellis Peters


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The sixth novel featuring Marcus Didius Falco. Falco and his girlfriend Helena find themselves attached to a travelling comedy troupe who are touring through Syria. Falco finds himself entangled in another murder case - a second-rate playwright is murdered, leaving the comedy troupe without a bard.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of her best, 21 Feb 2001
I find it difficult to understand why other reviewers were disappointed by this book. To my mind, it is one of Lindsey's best (and yes, I have read them all). Apart from anything else, it has the most memorable plot - one of comparatively few genuine whodunnits in the Falco series - and the locations are spot on. Visit places like Petra and Palmyra today, and you can just picture Falco going about his investigation. Difficult to fault!
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Last Act, But Not for Falco, I Hope, 15 Nov 2004
By J. Chippindale (England) - See all my reviews
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Quite a number of authors have jumped on the sleuth in Ancient Rome bandwagon, but Lindsey Davis is probably the best of the lot. Her leading character Marcus Didius Falco has been sent out of Rome on a dangerous mission to spy out the Lands of the East. An Imperial order sends him and his girlfriend Helena Justina, the daughter of a Senator to the rose red city of Petra. There they discover a murdered playwright.
Falco feels obliged to investigate the murder and soon becomes embroiled in more murder and mayhem, making him wish he had not left his beloved Rome. All the author's books have been entertaining and of a very high standard, this one is no different.
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Slightly disappointing but has its humourous moments, 24 Feb 1999
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The Falco series are characterised by smooth plotting, finely drawn characters and genuine wit. This particular novel is probably the weakest of the series. The murderer's motive is weak, the detection process laboured and the denouement contrived. The book is saved by the characters of Falco and Helena and Falco's pungent wit which somehow avoids anachronisms which one finds in similar attempts at 'historic' humour. I particularly enjoyed the encounter with the christians. Well worth a read but not one of her best.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Another great Lindsey Davis mystery
I really enjoyed this book, just as I enjoyed the rest of the series - easy reading, a great mystery, lots of fun - what more could you ask for?
Published 3 months ago by J. Scott

5.0 out of 5 stars No acting: a very real classic of humour
This was my first Falco book - and it hooked me on Lindsey Davis. I think it's suggestive that at the time I was confined to hospital and yet had to be cautioned against laughing... Read more
Published 13 months ago by M.I.

5.0 out of 5 stars In which Falco and Helena join an acting troupe in Syria
This is the sixth in a series of excellent detective stories set in Vespasian's Roman Empire and featuring the informer Marcus Didius Falco. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Marshall Lord

4.0 out of 5 stars Last Act, But Not for Falco, Thank Goodness

Quite a number of authors have jumped on the sleuth in Ancient Rome bandwagon, but Lindsey Davis is probably the best of the lot. Read more
Published 21 months ago by J. Chippindale

3.0 out of 5 stars Tedious
I do enjoy a bit of Falco, but this one just dragged.

The plot is hung around a group of travelling players, touring the ten towns of the Decapolis. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Andy Dingley

2.0 out of 5 stars disappointing
sadly, this talented author's least satisfactory novel so far. It actually dragged for most of the second half.

And she is usually so good!

Published on 9 Nov 1999 by Brian Harris

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