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The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)

Lindsey Davis

Start date: May 14, 2022

Finish date: June 6, 2022

Discussion: Buddy reads

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Dec 12, 2016 John Frankham rated it really liked it

Shelves: crime-detective

The first in the Ancient Rome whodunnit series with Marcus Didius Falco, ex-soldier and professional informer/investigator, drawn into working for the emperor Vespasian, and his son Titus, in AD 70, to solve the organised fraudulent theft of bars of silver (pigs) coming from the British mines to Rome, and to solve the related murder of a 16-yr old girl.

Well-written and plotted, the author clearly wants to educate us about life in Ancient Rome (and Britain, where Falco visits again after serving ...more

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Oct 24, 2018 SewingandCaring rated it liked it

Meh although I suspect the series gets better.

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Dec 31, 2015 Lesley rated it liked it

Shelves: historical-mystery, mystery-crime

Fun to read, light historical mystery with Falco, a Roman version of modern day wise cracking detective like Kinsey Millhone, hunting down the missing silver pigs.

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Sep 15, 2019 Jill rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: jill-s-fifth-year-challenge-plan, lindsey-davis

I did like Falco and the humour was ok, but was hoping to like it more than I did. This being the first in the series,has left me willing to try the next one.

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