Author: Lindsey Davis Year: 2009 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery Culture: Egypt
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ISBNs: 9780312379018 9780312650230 0312379013 031265023X |
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In first century A.D. Rome, during the reign of Vespasian, Marcus Didius Falco works as a private "informer," often for the emperor, ferreting out hidden truths and bringing villains to ground. But even informers take vacations with their wives, so in A.D. 77, Falco and his wife, Helena Justina, with others in tow, travel to Alexandria, Egypt. But they aren't there long before Falco finds himself in the midst of nefarious doings'when the Librarian of the great library is found dead, under suspicious circumstances. Falco quickly finds himself on the trail of dodgy doings, malfeasance, deadly professional rivalry, more bodies and the lowest of the low'book thieves! As the bodies pile up, it's up to Falco to untangle this horrible mess and restore order to a disordered universe.
This book is part of the "Marcus Didius Falco" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "Nemesis" First published in 2010 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Saturnalia" First published in 2007 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "See Delphi and Die" First published in 2005 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Accusers" First published in 2003 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Jupiter Myth" First published in 2002 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Ode to a Banker" First published in 2000 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "One Virgin Too Many" First published in 1999 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Two For The Lions" First published in 1998 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Time to Depart" First published in 1995 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Last Act in Palmyra" First published in 1994 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Poseidon's Gold" First published in 1993 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Venus in Copper" First published in 1991 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Shadows in Bronze" First published in 1990 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Silver Pigs" First published in 1989 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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