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Lindsey Davis
Easier said than done, thinks Falco, as he makes his uneasy way down the Rhenus, trying to forget that back in sunny Rome his girlfriend Helena Justina is being hotly…
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‘Luckily the judge was eager to adjourn for lunch.’ Having returned from his trip to Londinium, Falco takes up employment with two lawyers at the top of their trade. With…
A general has captured a famous enemy of Rome, and brings her home to adorn his Triumph as a ritual sacrifice. The logistics go wrong; she acquires a mystery illness…
Nobody was poisoned at the dinner for the Society of Oliver Oil Producers of Baetica, though in retrospect this was quite a surprise… Inimitable sleuth Marcus Didius Falco is back…
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But when his girlfriend, Helena, arrives carrying a batch of old copies of the Daily Gazette - with the intention of catching up on the latest scandal - Falco is…
For Marcus Didius Falco, agent to the Emperor Vespasian, Alexandria holds fascination and a hint of fear. Beautiful, historic and famously unruly, the great cosmopolitan city wears Roman rule lightly…
And of course his mother-in-law hopes to hurry her son along to university by passing the case over to Falco. Joining the rest of the married couple’s tour group on…
In the high summer of AD 77, laid-back detective Marcus Didius Falco is called upon to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a middle-aged couple who supplied statues to Falco’s father…
From renowned author Lindsey Davis, creator of the much-loved character, Marcus Didius Falco and his friends and family, comes the second novel in the Flavia Albia Falco series, set in…
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From the creator of Falco comes Falco: the new generation, featuring her unforgettable heroine Flavia Albia in her fifth novel.
From the creator of Falco comes Falco: the new generation, featuring her unforgettable heroine Flavia Albia in her sixth novel.
It’s Falco, the next generation. Flavia Albia has taken up her father’s profession. Only now Rome is a more dangerous, mercurial place than it was back in dear old dad’s…
The next witty, must-read book in the Flavia Albia series.
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The next book in the thrilling Flavia Albia series, by acclaimed author Lindsey Davis.
In first century A.D. Rome, Marcus Didius Falco works as a private informer. When he and his wife travel to Alexandria, Egypt, they aren’t there long before Falco finds himself…
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Originally published: London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1990.
Originally published: London: Sidgwick & Jackson, c1989. With a new introduction.
The Iron Hand of Mars sees Roman private eye Falco being dispatched to one of the most hostile parts of the Empire to deliver a new standard - an iron…
Leslie Lindsey Davis
When you look in the mirror, how do you feel? What do you see?
Are you buying into the commercials and thoughts that food will make everything better? Are you…
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Used with its companion book, You Can’t Eat Love, this workbook will provide practical exercises to help you discover yourself and fill the myself-sized hole in your heart.
When you…
This Guided Emotional Journal can be used as a stand alone journal or as part of the You Can’t Eat Love Series.
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This is the love story of the Roman Emperor Vespasian and his mistress, Antonia Caenis, during Ancient Rome’s most turbulent period - the reigns of Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero and…
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Set against the terrible struggle of the English Civil War and the dark plots of the Commonwealth, this work tells of soldiers, adventurers, aristocrats and kings, tradesmen, politicians, radicals and…
While visiting his wife Helena’s relatives in Britain, ancient Roman sleuth Marcus Didius Falco is plunged headlong into a difficult diplomatic crisis involving the murder of King Togidubnus, the renegade…
Greece, home of the ancient Olympic Games, is a favourite destination for Seven Sights Travel, a seedy company which provides escorted tours for wealthy travellers. When Marcus Didius Falco and…
In the high summer of 77 AD, Roman informer Marcus Didius Falco is beset by personal problems. Newly bereaved and facing unexpected upheavals in his life, it is a relief…
Ancient Rome’s organized crime syndicates have never been more dangerous or more conning than in this latest adventure featuring First Century sleuth Marcus Didius Falco.
AD75, and in Britain King Togidubnus of the Atrebates is running up huge bills for his fine new residence (known to us as Fishbourne Palace). Suspecting corruption, the frugal Emperor…
First-century sleuth Marcus Didius Falco confronts ancient Rome’s most dangerous serial killer in the latest entry in the author’s international bestselling, award-winning series. 15,000.
The next book in the gripping Flavia Albia series, by acclaimed author Lindsey Davis
On one night, a man is killed and Rome’s Chief of Spies is left for dead. There is no one except Falco to conduct the investigation. Soon he is plunged…
This 12th novel from Lindsay Davis featuring the Roman sleuth Marcus Didius Falco explores poetics and banking. A rich banker from an Athenian family becomes patron to a group of…
Nero’s successor Vespasian has squelched an early treasonous plot and assigned Falco to take care of loose ends. Disguised as an idle vacationer in the company of his comrade and…
With Titus Caesar in pursuit of Marcus Didius Falco’s patrician girlfriend Helena, the sleuth Falco is dispatched by Vespasian on an undercover mission to Roman Gaul, where there has been…
Marcus Didius Falco gets arrested for murder, and, to make matters worse, gets his true love, Helena Justina, arrested as his accomplice. Lindsey Davis’s latest romp through the picaresque circles…
Another Falco detective story, set in Rome AD 73. Distracted by the apparent murder of a star man-eating lion, Falco uncovers a bitter rivalry between the gladiators’ trainers. When one…
From the author of THREE HANDS IN THE FOUNTAIN and TIME TO DEPART, a crime story featuring Marcus Didius Falco who is determined to solve the mystery of a young…
Having returned from his trip to Londinium, Falco takes up employment with Africanus and Italicus, preparing an affidavit for the trial of a senator. The prosecution is successful but a…