The Eighteenth in the best loved and bestselling Falco series
Lindsey Davis has written over twenty historical novels, beginning with The Course of Honour. Her bestselling mystery series features laid-back First Century detective Marcus Didius Falco and his partner Helena Justina, plus friends, relations, pets and bitter enemy the Chief Spy. After an English degree at Oxford University Lindsey joined the Civil Service, but became a professional author in 1989. Her books are translated into many languages and have been dramatized on BBC Radio 4. Her many prizes include the Premio Colosseo, awarded by the Mayor of Rome 'for enhancing the image of Rome', the Sherlock award for Falco as Best Comic Detective and the Crimewriters' Association Cartier Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement. For more information, please visit www.lindseydavis.co.uk.
Like visiting old friends in a familiar and endearing, if sometimes
bizarre, environment. Jokes and skulduggery crowd the pages
*Guardian*
Every book in this series is a delight... fans will snap it up.
Highly recommended
*Library Journal*
Falco wisecracks his way through the empire's sleazy
underside...Davis' crimes are wickedly convoluted - real fun
*Time Magazine*
One of the best in this series, a nice mix of wit and
wisecracks
*Literary Review*
Rome is vividly brought to life - alien yet curiously familiar. And
the story gallops along at a tremendous pace with humour and
suspense dispensed in equal measure. Saturnalia is another
rollicking good yarn
*Daily Express*
As the festive holiday of Saturnalia approaches in Davis's well-crafted 18th Roman historical (after 2006's See Delphi and Die), informer Marcus Didius Falco receives an imperial commission from Emperor Vespasian to solve the murder of nobleman Sextus Gratianus Scaeva. The victim's brother-in-law was holding a valued captive, Veleda, a female German rebel leader who had caused plenty of problems for the Roman Empire. She somehow escaped at the same time the crime occurred, becoming the prime suspect in the process. Unconvinced that the mystery can be wrapped up neatly with the capture of the fugitive, Falco, aided as always by his astute and independent wife, Helena Justina, pursues other leads even as he hopes to find Veleda and prevent further political turmoil. The occasional anachronistic colloquial phrase jars a bit, but overall Davis does her usual sound job of bringing first-century Rome to life. (May) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.
Like visiting old friends in a familiar and endearing, if sometimes
bizarre, environment. Jokes and skulduggery crowd the pages *
Guardian *
Every book in this series is a delight... fans will snap it up.
Highly recommended * Library Journal *
Falco wisecracks his way through the empire's sleazy
underside...Davis' crimes are wickedly convoluted - real fun * Time
Magazine *
One of the best in this series, a nice mix of wit and wisecracks *
Literary Review *
Rome is vividly brought to life - alien yet curiously familiar. And
the story gallops along at a tremendous pace with humour and
suspense dispensed in equal measure. Saturnalia is another
rollicking good yarn * Daily Express *
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