Shadows In Bronze: (Falco 2)

Lindsey Davis

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EAN: 9780099515067
Published: 4 Apr 2013

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Synopsis

‘I was the new boy, so they saddled me with the worst jobs.’

Rome, AD 71. Against his better judgement, Falco secretly disposes of a decayed corpse for the Emperor Vespasian, then heads for the beautiful Bay of Naples with his best friend Petronius. 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.

The idyllic seaside location further complicates his seemingly doomed romance with Helena Justina. The deeper he probes, the more it seems Helena is inextricably connected to the elite plotters, in ways that the smitten Falco cannot bear to contemplate…

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What the critics say

One of the best of the current writers in this field
- Donna Leon, The Times

Surely the best historical detective in the business
- Mike Ripley, Daily Telegraph

A tumultuous Ancient Rome with a delightful modern eye
- Sunday Times

Fast-moving, funny and full of atmosphere
- Mail on Sunday

Several cheers for Lindsey Davis … Great fun
- The Times

The whole thing is splendid. It has everything: mystery, pace, wit, fascinating scholarship … she brings Imperial Rome to life
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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. She was born in Birmingham but now lives in Greenwich, London.