false 44229 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255451m/44229.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255451s/44229.jpg It is A.D. 70, when Roman P.I. Marcus Didius Falco runs into comely Sosia Camillina on the steps of the Forum. It seems she's being chased by a few unsavories for a stockpile of silver pigs--silver ingots--but Falco wants more information. What he gets is a whiff of treason and a one-way ticket to his own funeral pyre....
"It has everything: mystery, pace, wit, fascinating scholarship, and above all, two protagonists for whom, by the end, I feel genuine affection, and want to meet again."
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"It has everything: mystery, pace, wit, fascinating scholarship, and above all, two protagonists for whom, by the end, I feel genuine affection, and want to meet again."
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The mystery itself wasn't especially gripping, but the story was fast-paced, wit...more...]]> 5369552 288721 44230 031235777X 9780312357771 72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452m/44230.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452s/44230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44230.The_Silver_Pigs 3.92 456 1989 4 2 false Thu Aug 30 12:16:40 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 12:16:44 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4561947 280132 44229 0345369076 9780345369079 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255451m/44229.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255451s/44229.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44229.The_Silver_Pigs 3.92 586 It is A.D. 70, when Roman P.I. Marcus Didius Falco runs into comely Sosia Camillina on the steps of the Forum. It seems she's being chased by a few unsavories for a stockpile of silver pigs--silver ingots--but Falco wants more information. What he gets is a whiff of treason and a one-way ticket to his own funeral pyre....
"It has everything: mystery, pace, wit, fascinating scholarship, and above all, two protagonists for whom, by the end, I feel genuine affection, and want to meet again."
Ellis Peters]]> 1989 5 2 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Tue Aug 14 18:58:47 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 05:15:15 -0800 2009 5154248 311479 44230 031235777X 9780312357771 72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452m/44230.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452s/44230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44230.The_Silver_Pigs 3.92 586 1989 5 2 false Sun Aug 26 21:28:37 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 07:12:08 -0800 2009 10183061 667008 44230 031235777X 9780312357771 72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452m/44230.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452s/44230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44230.The_Silver_Pigs 3.92 586 1989 4 1 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Dec 09 13:19:58 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 09 17:08:40 -0800 2007 more...]]> 40637239 1027031 44230 031235777X 9780312357771 72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452m/44230.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452s/44230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44230.The_Silver_Pigs 3.92 586 1989 3 0 false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 21 19:13:22 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 19:14:17 -0800 2008 LJ user cafiorello had recommended the Marcus Didius Falco series to me some time ago, but I only just recently got around to buying the first book--because it only just recently got re-released in a new edition. On the strength of her recommendation, for lo Cathy is cool, I happily picked it up and...more...]]> 14579009 271253 44229 0345369076 9780345369079 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255451m/44229.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255451s/44229.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44229.The_Silver_Pigs 3.92 586 It is A.D. 70, when Roman P.I. Marcus Didius Falco runs into comely Sosia Camillina on the steps of the Forum. It seems she's being chased by a few unsavories for a stockpile of silver pigs--silver ingots--but Falco wants more information. What he gets is a whiff of treason and a one-way ticket to his own funeral pyre....
"It has everything: mystery, pace, wit, fascinating scholarship, and above all, two protagonists for whom, by the end, I feel genuine affection, and want to meet again."
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Further books in this series are also very recommended; they...more...]]> 46934436 663291 44230 031235777X 9780312357771 72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452m/44230.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452s/44230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44230.The_Silver_Pigs 3.92 586 1989 4 0 false Tue Feb 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 23:28:01 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 15:26:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1951467 123404 44229 0345369076 9780345369079 9 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255451m/44229.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255451s/44229.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44229.The_Silver_Pigs 3.92 586 It is A.D. 70, when Roman P.I. Marcus Didius Falco runs into comely Sosia Camillina on the steps of the Forum. It seems she's being chased by a few unsavories for a stockpile of silver pigs--silver ingots--but Falco wants more information. What he gets is a whiff of treason and a one-way ticket to his own funeral pyre....
"It has everything: mystery, pace, wit, fascinating scholarship, and above all, two protagonists for whom, by the end, I feel genuine affection, and want to meet again."
Ellis Peters]]> 1989 4 1 false Thu Jun 14 00:47:56 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 14 00:51:30 -0700 2007 more...]]> 15775843 848431 44230 031235777X 9780312357771 72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452m/44230.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452s/44230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44230.The_Silver_Pigs 3.92 586 1989 4 1 false Tue Feb 19 06:03:13 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 19 06:22:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 79904728 2987773 44230 031235777X 9780312357771 72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452m/44230.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452s/44230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44230.The_Silver_Pigs 3.92 586 1989 5 0 false Fri Dec 04 14:31:03 -0800 2009 Mon Dec 21 21:20:08 -0800 2009 more...]]> 19884384 988930 44230 031235777X 9780312357771 72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452m/44230.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452s/44230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44230.The_Silver_Pigs 3.92 586 1989 4 1 false Thu Apr 10 13:41:00 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 13:42:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 17567977 986638 44230 031235777X 9780312357771 72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452m/44230.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452s/44230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44230.The_Silver_Pigs 3.92 586 1989 4 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Tue Mar 11 21:29:12 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 21:32:26 -0700 2008 more...]]> 73383702 1067441 44230 031235777X 9780312357771 72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452m/44230.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452s/44230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44230.The_Silver_Pigs 3.92 586 1989 5 0 false Sun Oct 04 01:57:43 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 02:01:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 77086501 105846 467412 0099414732 9780099414735 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175015833m/467412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175015833s/467412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/467412.The_Silver_Pigs 3.96 45

From the Hardcover edition.]]> 1989 5 0 false Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 05:52:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 07:05:03 -0800 2009 2 more...]]> 17897395 962702 44230 031235777X 9780312357771 72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452m/44230.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452s/44230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44230.The_Silver_Pigs 3.92 586 1989 5 1 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Mar 16 18:39:07 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 16 18:45:24 -0700 2008 69608875 2613975 491549 0517573636 9780517573631 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1235591413m/491549.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1235591413s/491549.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/491549.The_Silver_Pigs 3.71 21 1989 3 0 false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Aug 31 16:07:37 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 16:07:37 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 66400937 116025 467412 0099414732 9780099414735 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175015833m/467412.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175015833s/467412.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/467412.The_Silver_Pigs 3.92 586

From the Hardcover edition.]]> 1989 3 0 false Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Aug 06 03:31:44 -0700 2009 Wed Nov 18 03:56:24 -0800 2009
Davis succeeds in creating a believable Rome set in Vespasian's time (70 AD) with it's co...more...]]> 53793790 2251935 44230 031235777X 9780312357771 72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452m/44230.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452s/44230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44230.The_Silver_Pigs 3.92 586 1989 5 1 false Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Thu Apr 23 21:33:48 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 22:03:12 -0700 2009 2 more...]]> 68933053 2668750 44230 031235777X 9780312357771 72 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452m/44230.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170255452s/44230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/44230.The_Silver_Pigs 3.92 586 1989 5 0 false Sun Aug 26 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 26 06:11:54 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 06:13:21 -0700 2009
I enjoyed it thoroughly. Not only is it an enthralling murder mystery, it's set in Ancient Rome with a very thoroughly researched an...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=44229