Book DescriptionThe 15th novel in the acclaimed Marcus Didius Falco series finds the first century sleuth confronting Roman legal forces that may just destroy him--and his family.
Fresh from his trip to far-flung Londinium in Britain, Marcus Didius Falco needs to re-establish his presence in Rome. A minor role in the trial of a senator entangles him in the machinations of two powerful lawyers at the top of their trade. The senator is convicted but then dies, apparently by suicide. It may have been a legal move to protect his heirs, but Falco is hired to prove it was murder. As Falco shows off his talents in the role of advocate, he exposes himself to a tangle of upper-class secrets and powerful elements in Romes legal hierarchy that may have consequences he hadnt quite bargained for.
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Rating: - Courtroom Drama in Old Rome
Back in Rome again, Marcus Didius Falco needs to get his family business reinstated after a absence from the city. He delivers a document to the corruption trial of a senator accused of absconding with the highway maintenance funds. Two weeks later, the senator is dead, supposedly having committed suicide to avoid having to surrender his family's fortune to pay his fine.
But is it suicide or murder? Why was the son disinherited but the son's recently divorced wife getting the entire ... Read More
Rating: - Slow. Really slow.
I have been a fan of Falco for years, and have followed him all over the Empire, but this time he nearly lost me. The book is 50 - 75 pages too long for its material and proceeds at a snail's pace. I don't normally read courtroom dramas," so if that's what this book is, I will make sure not to try any.
Here's my parody of how this book is written: "Three days later, when I picked up the book again, I had to review all of the characters and their situations. There was Tedius Magnus, his ... Read More
Rating: - love the book hate the price
love the book, no question about that.. and I know the other books tend to go up in price used when a new one coems out and folks try and fill in. this series should be read in order for best enjoymeNt . i ALSO THINK Amazon HAS RUN OFF ALL THE DECeNT CHEAP BOOk SeLLLERS . wish I could hire a gumshoe to investigate Amazon
Rating: - Not Free SF Reader
Multiple dodgy lawyers, not exactly a shocker.
Back from Britain yet again, Falco needs to get back in the swing of things in his investigative role. He gets involved in the case of a senator that has apparently committed suicide, but with two lawyers involved, both with dubious reputations, something doesn't seem right.
Falco has to work cut out for him investigating these guys who know a whole lot of tricks that can get your lowly Informer into a lot of trouble.
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Rating: - Falco, the Legal Eagle
This is the fifteenth novel in the mystery series featuring Marcus Didius Falco, an informer and sleuth in Rome at the time of Vespasian. A series of books that have become hugely popular, so much so that the author is now at the forefront of historical mystery writers. It was probably a stroke of genius on her part to have novels that are extremely well researched and contain all the elements that would be and should be found in the Roman world of circa AD70, but to have a lead character who has the ... Read More
- Courtroom Drama in Old Rome
- Slow. Really slow.
- Not Free SF Reader
