A Dying Light in Cordoba (Marcus Didius Falco Series #8)

by Lindsey Davis

Overview

Inimitable sleuth Falco is back with a vengeance. One night, a man is killed and Rome's Chief Spy left for dead. This leaves no one except Falco to conduct the investigation. Soon he is plunged into the fiercely competitive world of olive oil production. Political intrigue, an exotic Spanish dancer, and impending fatherhood all add to Falco's troubles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781466857490
Publisher:	St. Martin's Publishing Group
Publication date:	06/30/2015
Series:	Marcus Didius Falco Series , #8
Sold by:	Macmillan
Format:	eBook
Pages:	300
Sales rank:	346,740
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Lindsey Davis was born and raised in Birmingham, England. After taking an English degree at Oxford and working for the civil service for thirteen years, she “ran away to be a writer.” Her internationally bestselling novels featuring ancient Roman detective Marcus Didius Falco include Venus in Copper, The Iron Hand of Mars, Nemesis and Alexandria. She is also the author of Rebels and Traitors, set during the English Civil War. Davis is the recipient of the Crime Writers’ Association Cartier Diamond Dagger Award, the highest accolade for crime writers, as well as the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger Award and the Authors' Club Best First Novel award.

Editorial Reviews

In a series addition that rode the London Sunday Times best sellers list for several weeks, first-century Roman sleuth Marcus Didius Falco gets involved in deadly doings in the olive oil business. Soon he finds himself on the run, which is tough with a pregnant girlfriend in tow.

Library Journal

Splendid…mystery, pace and wit.” — Ellis Peters

“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.” — Peter Lovesey

From the Publisher

Mystery and corruption abound in the olive oil industry and high society of the ancient Roman Empire. Marcus Didius Falco comes to the rescue once again. Donnelly’s British accent carefully enunciates each of Falco’s long-winded words. Although anachronisms in language and references will disturb students of ancient history, Donnelly’s excellent representations of ancient peoples will take the listener on a romp through "the good old days" of low morals and Byzantine conspiracies and politics, laced with a murder or two. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2000, Portland, Maine

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