21 used & new from £0.01
See All Buying Options
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
 
The Jupiter Myth (A Falco mystery)
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

The Jupiter Myth (A Falco mystery) (Hardcover)

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

Available from these sellers.


16 used from £0.01 5 collectible from £4.95
Other Editions: RRP: Our Price: Other Offers:
Hardcover 3 used & new from £15.53
Paperback (Reprint) £7.86 £7.86 12 used & new from £3.63
Hardcover (Large Print) 4 used & new from £1.12
Audio CD (Audiobook) Order it used
Audio Cassette (Audiobook) Order it used

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

The Accusers

The Accusers

by Lindsey Davis
4.2 out of 5 stars (12)  £5.98
A Body in the Bath House

A Body in the Bath House

by Lindsey Davis
3.9 out of 5 stars (15)  £5.97
Scandal Takes a Holiday

Scandal Takes a Holiday

by Lindsey Davis
5.0 out of 5 stars (7)  £5.99
See Delphi and Die (Falco 17)

See Delphi and Die (Falco 17)

by Lindsey Davis
3.9 out of 5 stars (8)  £5.99
One Virgin Too Many: A Falco Novel

One Virgin Too Many: A Falco Novel

by Lindsey Davis
4.0 out of 5 stars (6) 
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Century; First Edition edition (6 Jun 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0712680446
  • ISBN-13: 978-0712680448
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 31,487 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in this category:

    #11 in  Books > Crime, Thrillers & Mystery > Authors, A-Z > D > Davis, Lindsey

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Product Description

Review

Nobody does it better than Lindsey Davis - the unassailable mistress of the historical thriller. For Falco, a relaxed visit to Helena's relatives in Britain turns serious at the scene of a downtown murder. The renegade henchman of Rome's vital ally, King Togidubnus, has been stuffed headfirst down a barroom well - leading to a tricky diplomatic situation that Falco must diffuse. One murder leads to others. Londinium now has a forum and an amphitheatre; the town is a magnet for legitimate traders - and for criminals from Rome. With his pal Petronius, Falco leads the hunt for gangsters who are intent on taking over. Death lurks everywhere, from the new wharves beside the River Thames to the familiar old haunts of organised crime back in Italy. Davis on cracking form.


The Telegraph

'This book is a delight for Falco fans...’
See all Product Description

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
 
(22)
(13)
(11)
(9)
(9)
(7)
(7)
(5)
(4)
(4)
(2)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

The Jupiter Myth (A Falco mystery)
70% buy the item featured on this page:
The Jupiter Myth (A Falco mystery) 5.0 out of 5 stars (5)
Shadows in Bronze (Falco 02)
10% buy
Shadows in Bronze (Falco 02) 4.3 out of 5 stars (15)
£5.97
The Silver Pigs
7% buy
The Silver Pigs 4.8 out of 5 stars (22)
£5.49
Scandal Takes a Holiday
6% buy
Scandal Takes a Holiday 5.0 out of 5 stars (7)
£5.99
Explore similar items
 

Customer Reviews

5 Reviews
5 star:
 (5)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
5.0 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
107 of 110 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Excellent Read, 18 Jun 2002
By J. E. Parry "Jeff Parry" (Pontypool, Wales) - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)      
This is the 14th in the Falco series. This series just gets better and better. Lindsey Davies writes well structured books infused with humour and good characterisation.

Falco is now in London in AD75. Supposedly on a family visit while returning to Rome but, as you'd expect, trouble is never far behind. This time in the shape of a prototype Mafia organisation arriving in Britain to bring Roman extortion to the barbarian masses.

By now, if you've read the rest of the series, you will be familiar with Falco, Helena, Petronius, Maia and the other regular characters. Once again their characters are developed further and we learn more about them.

If you haven't read any of the series then I recommend that you start at the beginning and work your way through. Every work stands on its own individually but you will miss the development of the characters and feel that you have missed out on something.

The only disapointment is that we have to wait 12 months for the next episode...

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Lindsey's Books Really Are a Terrific Read, 31 Jan 2005
By J. Chippindale (England) - See all my reviews
(TOP 50 REVIEWER)   
This review is from: The Jupiter Myth (Paperback)
Lindsey Davis is now well into double figures with her Falco novels. They say that most people have a good book inside them, but to be able to write consistently good novels with innovative plots is a gift.

I believe it was a conscious effort on the part of Lindsey Davis to take Falco out of his normal surrounding and freshen her storylines up with a visit to Roman London.

Of course no sooner has Marcus Didius Falco and his wife Helena, who's breeding and background should put her far out of the reach of a rascal like Falco hit the streets of Londinium than a body is found stuffed down the well of a wine bar.

The unfortunate victim is a henchman of King Togidubnus an important ally of Rome.

Falco needs to pull out all the stops to find the murderer and placate the powers that be, but many things are about to happen before the mystery can be solved.

Keep it up Lindsey.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
32 of 42 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A return to Britain with zest and grit, 16 Jun 2002
By A Customer
As an avid fan of ancient Rome and mysteries, I found this story as irresistible as Davis' other Falco tales. Falco and Helena find themselves far from home in Londinium where challenges large and small assert themselves into the swirl and bustle of ancient life. The characters are particularly well-drawn in this outing. Jupiter himself would have approved of this story...and if it is as successful as Davis' other outings, Vespasian would have gleefully raked in the sales tax. If there are tender feelings and melancholy bits I'll never tell. Howerver, I will admit to being a Yank who spends extra to read these tales upon the UK release.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Falco 14: still in ancient Britain and meeting Lady gladiators
This is the 14th novel in a series of excellent detective stories set in Vespasian's Roman Empire and featuring the informer Marcus Didius Falco. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Marshall Lord

5.0 out of 5 stars Keep Them Coming

Lindsey Davis is now well into double figures with her Falco novels. They say that most people have a good book inside them, but to be able to write consistently good... Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2007 by J. Chippindale

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject










i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Ad

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.