false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182291914m/1255914.jpg 358889 11 Nobody was poisoned at the dinner for the Society of Olive Oil Producers of Baetica, though in retrospect this was quite a surprise&#8230;<br><br>Inimitable detective Marcus Didius Falco is back with a vengeance. Muggings, occur, a man is killed and Rome&#8217;s answer to Phillip Marlowe is plunged into the fiercely competitive world of olive oil-production. Political intrigue, an exotic Spanish dancer and impending fatherhood, all add to Falco&#8217;s troubles.<br><br>Eighth in Davis&#8217; award-winning and acclaimed Falco novels. 349014 book 1996 A Dying Light in Corduba (Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries, Book 8) total:216|5:53|4:97|3:62|2:3|1:1| 216 846 291 8 4 0 false false Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 06 03:37:51 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 11 02:58:26 -0700 2009 The characters are interesting, with Falco the rather likeable informer at the centre of a...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Oct 28 21:47:47 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 17:21:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 03 11:20:06 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 12 15:43:05 -0700 2008
Falco travels to Baetica (that's in what is now Spain, I think I'm spelling it right) with the very pregnant Helena (...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 10:20:57 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 10:24:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 3 false false Wed Oct 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 19:34:38 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 29 09:33:18 -0700 2009
Not one of my favorites in this series, but these are consistently amusing. I prefer the ones that...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Sep 20 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat May 24 10:45:40 -0700 2008 Sat May 24 10:46:20 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Jul 13 15:22:59 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 13 15:23:58 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Sat Aug 23 05:34:28 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 05:34:28 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Tue Nov 17 12:15:22 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 12:15:22 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 10 12:09:53 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 12:09:58 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Nov 08 11:29:22 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 11:29:22 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Nov 06 11:16:26 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 11:16:26 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 02 02:14:29 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 02:14:35 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Oct 31 08:44:14 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 08:44:14 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Oct 26 16:26:35 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 16:26:35 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Oct 23 17:52:08 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 17:52:08 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Oct 23 13:55:26 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 13:55:26 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Oct 21 02:56:39 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 09 07:30:59 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Oct 16 08:28:11 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 13 16:54:14 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Oct 11 13:28:31 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 13:28:31 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1255914