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    <body><![CDATA[Second in this rambunctious and riveting series about Falco, a detective (well, the correct term then was &quot;private informer&quot;) for Emperor Vespasian in first century Rome.  At 452 pages, it might take a while to get through this, but Davis delivers the best type of escapism one can find in ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50377870">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Marcus Didius Falco, now imperial agent to the emperor Vespasian, is keeping busy tidying up corpses and the traces of a failed coup, while making some pocket change on the side in stolen lead ingots. A new plot puts Falco on the back of a mule with a one-way ticket down the Appian Way. There's non-...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76083130">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&quot;I haven't read historical fiction this good since I, CLAUDIUS by Robert Graves and PERSIAN BOY by Mary Renault--and this is a lot funnier.&quot;<br/>DETROIT FREE PRESS<br/>He's Rome's favorite son, and of late, Emperor Vespasian's favorite palace spy, charged with finding the culprits who are plotting his imperial demise. In the meanwhile, Marcus Didius Falco has unfinished business with one citizen, Helen Justina, a high-born beauty he has given his heart to. And at these wages, his heart is all he can afford to render unto her--which causes its own problems.<br/>The second in Lindsey Davis' Ancient Rome detective series.<br/>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Very enjoyable, if not quite as good as the first one. I'm looking forward to the next book. I liked Petro's family, and overall the characterizations are very good.<br/><br/>I like the short chapters, but the paragraph breaks are still a little odd. They tend to disrupt the flow of Falco and Hele...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54784638">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&quot;I haven't read historical fiction this good since I, CLAUDIUS by Robert Graves and PERSIAN BOY by Mary Renault--and this is a lot funnier.&quot;<br/>DETROIT FREE PRESS<br/>He's Rome's favorite son, and of late, Emperor Vespasian's favorite palace spy, charged with finding the culprits who are plotting his imperial demise. In the meanwhile, Marcus Didius Falco has unfinished business with one citizen, Helen Justina, a high-born beauty he has given his heart to. And at these wages, his heart is all he can afford to render unto her--which causes its own problems.<br/>The second in Lindsey Davis' Ancient Rome detective series.<br/>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Give me more Falco! This one just left me wanting more from Marcus and Helena. The plot was not as convoluted as in Silver Pigs but there was probably more &quot;action.&quot; I really liked it.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This closes the conspiracy case Falco was assigned by Vespasian in the first book. The mystery is obvious and not really the strength of the book. It's the characters that make you happy. Falco's and Helena's dance around each other and their almost modern way of dealing with the problems and traged...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66400960">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I am really enjoying the dramatizations of this series. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A really enjoyable yarn. I love the way the characters seem to work well in the time of the story and yet still seem so modern. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The one with the dead husband who is very much alive, the trip to the Bay of Naples and the bronze statue of Helena.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I know, I know.  But yellowed paperback mysteries are my junk food.<br/>Brings back amusing memories of Prof. Scharffenberger's class, Petronius, etc. Probably most amusing for those who actually studied Latin a/o The Classics, though. I'm fudging my way through the history.<br/>Also, probably not...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/31900817">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[When a Philip-Marlowe like character becomes the narrator of events that take place in Ancient Rome, you get Lindsey Davis! The research is excellent, the stories are fascinating, the historical truth is respected and… a sort of hard boiled detective investigates. Probably one of the best historic...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5369712">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[A good entry in the Falco series, about a &quot;private informer&quot; (detective) in ancient Rome. I've read a few books in this series (I'll try to enter the titles soon!), which mix comedy, drama, mystery and history in a very tasty bowl. Davis knows her stuff, making the time period come alive i...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/18669675">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[These are hugely enjoyable, albeit somewhat formulaic, mysteries set in Ancient Rome.  Davis creates a colorful (and dare I say instructive) picture of the city and history without ever deviating from her light tone and extremely clever characters.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Although I love the audiobooks by her, the book was way better. Looking forward to reading the next book. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I am really enjoying this series - the writing is witty, the plot is intriguing, and the characters are deeply drawn.  I can't wait until I read the next!]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[There's nothing wrong with this series, but it just doesn't quite hit the sweet spot for me.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&quot;I haven't read historical fiction this good since I, CLAUDIUS by Robert Graves and PERSIAN BOY by Mary Renault--and this is a lot funnier.&quot;<br/>DETROIT FREE PRESS<br/>He's Rome's favorite son, and of late, Emperor Vespasian's favorite palace spy, charged with finding the culprits who are plotting his imperial demise. In the meanwhile, Marcus Didius Falco has unfinished business with one citizen, Helen Justina, a high-born beauty he has given his heart to. And at these wages, his heart is all he can afford to render unto her--which causes its own problems.<br/>The second in Lindsey Davis' Ancient Rome detective series.<br/>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Number 2 in the series. A good entry--Falco meets Helena and the sparks fly.]]></body>
    
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