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En l'an 70 après Jésus-Christ, depuis la mort de Néron, Rome est en plein chaos : plus que jamais, la lutte pour le pouvoir fait rage. Mais tandis que certains rivalisent, d'autres profitent de la confusion générale pour vider les caisses de l'Etat. Et lorsqu'un sénateur engage le détective privé Didius Falco pour démasquer les responsables, ce dernier accepte plus par goût du risque que par civisme. D'ailleurs sa mission ne manquera pas de dangers, car il semblerait que cette affaire implique de très hauts dignitaires de l'Etat, lesquels entendent bien ne pas s'encombrer d'un vulgaire détective...
Discover Lindsey Davis's beloved, long-running series featuring private informer Marcus Didius Falco, set in first-century CE Rome. The Silver Pigs: Marcus Didius Falco, a private informer with a knack for trouble, a tendency for bad luck, and a frequently inconvenient drive for justice, encounters the young and very pretty Sosia Camillina in the Forum. Immediately he senses that something is amiss. When she confesses that she is fleeing for her life, Falco offers to help her and, in doing so, he gets himself mixed up in a deadly plot involving stolen ingots, dangerous and dark political machinations, and, most hazardous of all, one Helena Justina, a brash, indomitable senator's daughter who is connected to the very traitors that Falco has sworn to expose. Shadows in Bronze: It's the first century CE in Rome and informer and occasional imperial agent Marcus Didius Falco is miserable. The high-born woman he fell in love with, Helena Justina, has broken off their stormy, impossible affair. So when Emperor Vespasian assigns Falco a task that will take him out of Rome, he can't wait. Disguised as vacationer in the company of his comrade Petronius Longus, captain of the Aventine Watch, Falco travels south to Neapolis, Capreae and Pompeii where he discovers a conspiracy involving the Egyptian grain shipment to Rome. He also stumbles across Helena Justina, conveniently also on a trip out of town, who might, unwittingly, be enmeshed in this dangerous, treasonous scheme. Venus in Copper: A small accounting error has left Falco briefly sharing a cell with a large rat in the notorious Lautumiae prison. Being bailed out by his mother is bad enough, and things go from bad to worse when a group of nouveau riche ex-slaves hire him to outwit a fortune-hunting redhead. This woman's husbands have a habit of dying "accidentally." And, all the while, Falco tries to convince Helena Justina to live with him, a dangerous proposition, given the notorius instability of Roman real estate. In a case of murder as complicated as he ever faced, this classic tale shows Falco at his very finest.
Marcus Didius Falco is a deadbeat, low-life informer whose normal working day consists of spying on adulterous husbands for jealous wives. When he accepts a case from the beautiful Sosia Camillia, he finds himself travelling to Britain in quest of missing silver pigs and a plot to depose the emperor.
Let multi-million copy bestselling author Lindsey Davis transport you back to 71 A.D. in this captivating mystery, full of political intrigue, twists, turns and romantic tension. Fans of S. J. Parris, Donna Leon, Steven Saylor, C. J. Sansom will not be disappointed... 'A tumultuous Ancient Rome with a delightful modern eye' -- Sunday Times 'Fast-moving, funny and full of atmosphere' -- Mail on Sunday 'An exciting and gripping mystery' -- ***** Reader review 'Couldn't put the book down' -- ***** Reader review 'Gripping right from the beginning' -- ***** Reader review 'Very addictive' -- ***** Reader review 'My advice is BUY IT and READ IT as you will not regret it' -- ***** Reader review ************************************************************************************* LOVE, DEATH AND POLITICS UNDER VESUVIUS Rome, AD 71: Against his better judgement, Marcus Didius Falco secretly disposes of a decayed corpse for the Emperor Vespasian, then heads for the beautiful Bay of Naples with his best friend Petronius. It's an opportunity to forget his doomed romance with the beautiful and bright Helena Justina. He conveniently forgets to mention to his companion that this will be no holiday - they have been sent to investigate the murderous members of a failed coup, now sunning themselves in luxurious villas and on fancy yachts. Nor does the idyllic seaside location help matters with Helena. The deeper he probes, the more it seems she is inextricably connected to the elite plotters, in ways that the smitten Falco cannot bear to contemplate ...
Segunda entrega de la fascinante y divertida serie de novela histórica ambientada en la Antigua Romay protagonizada por Marco Didio Falco. Roma, siglo I d.C. El informante y ocasional agente imperial Marco Didio Falco lleva una vida miserable. La mujer noble de la que se enamoró, Helena Justina, ha puesto fin a su tormentosae imposible relación. Por eso, cuando el emperador Vespasiano le asigna una tarea que lo sacará de Roma, Falco no lo duda. Disfrazado de veraneante y en compañía de su compañero Petronio Longo, miembro de la Guardia Aventina, Falco viaja al sur a Neápolis, Capreae y Pompeya, donde descubre una conspiración que involucra el envío de granos egipcios a Roma. Al mismo tiempo, tropieza con Helena Justina,casualmente de viaje, también, que podría, de forma involuntaria, enredarse en esta trama tan peligrosa como traicionera.
One of the stories from the bestselling historical fiction Falco series. Venus In Copper: In the heyday of the Roman Empire, a small accounting error has left Falco sharing a cell with a large rat. But when he is sprung from jail, he accepts a commission to help a family of freed slaves fend off a professional bride. The Iron Hand of Mars: AD 71: Titus Caesar is in pursuit of Falco's girlfriend Helena. Meanwhile, Falco is occupied on an undercover mission to Roman Germany to find the absconding commander of a legion whose loyalty is suspect. With murdered corpses along the way and an inadequate bunch of recruits for allies, the challenge increases for Falco to tame the Celtic hordes. Poseidon's Gold: Seeking the truth behind scandalous rumours about his dead brother, Festus, Falco suddenly finds himself a suspect when his brother's worst detractor is murdered.
Rome, AD 71. Marcus Didius Falco is deperate to leave the notorious Lautumiae prison - though being bailed out by his mother is a slight indignity... Things go from bad to worse though when a group of nouveau riche ex-slaves hire him to outwit a fortune-hunting redhead, whose husbands have a habit of dying accidently, leaving him up against a female contortionist, her extra-friendly snake, indigestible cakes and rent racketeers. And, all the while, trying to lure Helena Justina to live with him, a dangerous proposition given the notorius instability of Roman real estate. In a case of murder as complicated as he ever faced, this Lindsey Davis' classic tale Venus in Copper shows Falco at his very finest.