false 44230 18 When Marcus Didius Falco, a Roman “informer” who has a nose for trouble that’s sharper than most, encounters Sosia Camillina in the Forum, he senses immediately all is not right with the pretty girl. She confesses to him that she is fleeing for her life, and Falco makes the rash decision to rescue her—a decision he will come to regret. For Sosia bears a heavy burden: as heavy as a pile of stolen Imperial ingots, in fact. Matters just get more complicated when Falco meets Helena Justina, a Senator’s daughter who is connected to the very same traitors he has sworn to expose. Soon Falco finds himself swept from the perilous back alleys of Ancient Rome to the silver mines of distant Britain—and up against a cabal of traitors with blood on their hands and no compunction whatsoever to do away with a snooping plebe like Falco…. 1331066 book 1989 The Silver Pigs total:563|5:150|4:249|3:136|2:25|1:3| 563 2207 783 94 4 4 false false Sat Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jan 02 09:58:29 -0800 2008 Sat Apr 25 17:21:50 -0700 2009
The mystery itself wasn't especially gripping, but the story was fast-paced, wit...more...]]> 4 2 false false Thu Aug 30 12:16:40 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 30 12:16:44 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sun Aug 26 21:28:37 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 26 21:29:44 -0700 2007 4 1 false 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...]]> 3 0 false 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...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Feb 04 19:32:27 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 19:34:26 -0800 2008
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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...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 07 07:46:31 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 19 18:01:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 13 17:52:09 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 13 17:59:00 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun May 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 18:50:21 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 04:07:17 -0700 2009
Overall, I thought the story well wr...more...]]>