Marcus Didius Falco returns in New York Times best-selling novelist Davis's (lindseydavis.co.uk) 20th title to feature the Roman informer, following Alexandria (2009), also available—along with eight previous titles in the series—from AudioGO. This time, Falco's rollicking humor is muted by grief: his newborn son and his father have just died, leaving him and his wife, Helena, lost in sorrow. In the course of managing his new inheritance, Falco stumbles onto some calculated murders that seem to evoke in Falco himself a new brutality. British actor/narrator Christian Rodska portrays Falco sympathetically, choosing for him a gruff, cocky voice and for Helena more elegant diction with softer and smoother tones. Audiences should listen to the earlier series entries first to appreciate adequately this darker chapter in the lives of the Didius family. Recommended. [The Minotaur: St. Martin's hc was recommended as being "important for lovers of historical mystery," LJ 8/10.—Ed.]—Juleigh Muirhead Clark, Colonial Williamsburg Fdn. Lib., VA
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BN ID: | 2940169551099 |
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Publisher: | Blackstone Audio, Inc. |
Publication date: | 09/01/2010 |
Series: | Marcus Didius Falco Series , #20 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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