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Lindsey Davis
The queen of Roman crime gives us her most gripping case yet!
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In 1989, Lindsey Davis introduced readers to Marcus Didius Falco, the Roman informer, in her first novel in the popular Falco series: The Silver Pigs. Twenty books later, Davies created…
The brilliant new novel in the must-read, laugh-out-loud Flavia Albia series.
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Falco: the next generation. Introducing Flavia Albia.
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The brilliant new novel in the must-read, laugh-out-loud Flavia Alba series.
In first century Rome, a murder victim found in the Tiber leads to a brutal gang war and Flavia Albia to a confrontation with her long-hated nemesis, with all that…
Leslie Lindsey Davis
Are you ready to go on remarkable journey of self-discovery, spiritual growth, and healing?
In The Journey From FAILing to HEALing, Leslie invites you to explore how you can change…
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Four novella-length stories written to illuminate her unparalleled output of the last 30 years.
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The 13th novel featuring Roman sleuth Marcus Didius Falco explores the fervor of home improvement that’s sweeping the Roman Empire and Falco’s own household, specifically the bath house–where a body…
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…
A Marcus Didius Falco mystery novel –Cover.
Lumbered with working alongside reptilian Chief Spy Anacrites, Marcus Didius Falco has the perfect plan to make money - he will assist Vespasian in the Emperor’s ‘Great Census’ of AD…
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Following a string of failed relationships, Roxy Hart decides that Mr Right doesn’t exist - her reasons? That every single man who she meets possesses a single flaw that makes…
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…
In the long, hot Roman Summer of AD 74, Marcus Didius Falco, private informer and spare-time poet, gives a reading for his family and friends. Things get out of hand…
Marcus Didius Falco, ancient Rome’s hangdog investigator, hates sharing a cell with a rodent - though being bailed by his mother is almost as embarassing. His girlfriend can’t decide if…
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…
Humor, surprises, and domestic irony await Roman sleuth Falco as he attempts to solve the disappearance of two newlyweds on their honeymoon trip to Ancient Greece. Martin’s Press.
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…
In 1989, readers were introduced to Marcus Didius Falco, the Roman informer, as he stood on the steps of the Temple of Saturn, looking out across the Forum. Suitable for…
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The next book in the gripping Flavia Albia series, by acclaimed author Lindsey Davis.
The next book in the thrilling Flavia Albia series, by acclaimed author Lindsey Davis.
They have been sent to investigate the murderous members of a failed coup, now sunning themselves in luxurious villas and on fancy yachts. The idyllic seaside location further complicates his…
In a departure from her international bestselling Marcus Didius Falco mystery series, Davis creates an intriguing and suspenseful love story set during ancient Rome’s most turbulent period.
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…
In the heyday of the Roman Empire a small accounting error has left Marcus Didius Falco sharing a cell with a large rat. But the Empire’s most hard-done-by investigator is…
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…
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…
After years of struggle Gideon Jukes and Juliana Lovell, on opposite sides of the Parliamentarian/Royalist divide, are brought together by fate on one of the significant dates of the struggles…
Nothing unusual in that…‘ Falco and his laddish friend Petronius find their local fountain has been blocked - by a gruesomely severed human hand. They know the sadistic killerlurks somewhere…
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The next witty, must-read book in the Flavia Albia series.
From the creator of Falco comes Falco: the new generation, featuring her unforgettable heroine Flavia Albia in her third novel.
From the creator of Falco comes Falco: the new generation, featuring her unforgettable heroine Flavia Albia in her fifth 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…
Falco: The New Generation
‘ I still can’t believe I’ve put the bastard away for good! Petro muttered.’ Petronius Longus, captain of the Aventine watch and Falco’s oldest friend, has finally nailed one of…
‘There’s nothing wrong with Britain … that is if you leave out the mammoth travelling distance from one’s dear Roman heritage!’ AD 75. he wants someone to investigate. Falco has…
‘To find a drowned man head-first down a well was slightly unusual, exciting maybe.’ For Falco, a relaxed visit to Helena’s relatives in Britain turns serious at the scene of…
‘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…
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…
The next book in the gripping Flavia Albia series, by acclaimed author Lindsey Davis
The detective Marcus Didius Falco is cynically eyeing up the new Roman emperor, Vespasian. He rescues a young girl in trouble and is catapulted into a dangerous game involving stolen…