A Dying Light In Corduba: (Marco Didius Falco: book VIII): a fast-moving Roman mystery full of intrigue...

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Lindsey Davis

A Dying Light In Corduba

(Marco Didius Falco: book VIII): a fast-moving Roman mystery full of intrigue from bestselling...

Lindsey Davis

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Arrow Books Ltd
03 November 2008

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Series: Falco

One of the Roman novels from the bestselling historical fiction Falco series

Another compelling and captivating historical mystery from the pen of multimillion-copy bestselling author Lindsey Davis.

Ancient Rome is brought to life in all its humour, political manoeuvring and murderous intent...

'Davis' books make old Rome sound fun ... it is all so enjoyable' -- The Times 'The cast of characters is as various, corrupt, nasty and gnarled as the best of Dickens, described with similar scope and loving attention' --

Mail on Sunday 'Highly readable, funny and colourful.' -- TLS 'This is a more than five star book' --
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* LIQUID GOLD, COMPROMISED BY A MURDEROUS CARTEL...

Nobody was poisoned at the dinner for the Society of Olive Oil Producers of Baetica, though in retrospect this was quite a surprise...

Inimitable sleuth Marcus Didius Falco is back with a vengeance. On one night, a man is killed and Rome's Chief of Spies left for dead. This leaves no one except Falco to conduct the investigation.

By: Lindsey Davis
Imprint: Arrow Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 287g
ISBN: 9780099515142
ISBN 10: 0099515148
Series: Falco
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 03 November 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lindsey Davis has written nineteen novels, beginning with The Course of Honour, the love story of the Emperor Vespasian and Antonia Caenis. 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. Her books are translated into many languages and serialised on BBC Radio 4. Past Chair of the Crimewriters' Association and a Vice President of the Classical Association, she has won the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Dagger, the Dagger in the Library, and a Sherlock award for Falco as Best Comic Detective. She was born in Birmingham but now lives in London.

Reviews for A Dying Light In Corduba: (Marco Didius Falco: book VIII): a fast-moving Roman mystery full of intrigue from bestselling author Lindsey Davis

With the passing of Ellis Peters, the title Queen of the Historical Whodunnit is temporarily vacant. Lindsey Davis is well suited to assume it - and she is funnier than Peters ... Davis' books make old Rome sound fun ... it is all so enjoyable * The Times * The cast of characters is as various, corrupt, nasty and gnarled as the best of Dickens, described with similar scope and loving attention * Mail on Sunday * Highly readable, funny and colourful. * TLS * Splendid ... mystery, pace and wit Lindsey Davis doesn't merely make history come alive - she turns it into spanking entertainment, and wraps it around an intriguing mystery. She is incapable of writing a dull sentence