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In the sixth novel of the Falco series, Falco travels to the exotic East. Palmyra (modern-day Syria), though to get there he travels around a bit in Judea / Jordan. It's one of those site that even though I lived right across the border, I knew that there was little chance of me ever visiting. Now, following by the destruction of ISIL, it's another ancient treasure lost to human folly. I'm glad for books such as these, that bring the love of the ancient world back to modern readers - one can sti
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Appearing in his sixth adventure. Falco was denied a promised promotion into the upper class by the emperor Vespasian after his last escapade (in Poseidon's Gold), a promotion required for him to marry his patrician Helena Justina. To get out of town with Helena, he takes on a job for one of the emperor's less trustworthy underlings, heading for Syria to do a little snooping; at the same time he's also on the lookout for a runaway girl who may have been kidnapped by a Syrian. While sightseeing,
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It's been a few years since I read a Falco mystery by Lindsey Davis so when I finally got a hold of Last Act in Palmyra, I was happy to delve into the world of ancient Rome once again. Falco is the same sleuth as he ever was--resourceful, trustworthy, worldly, cynical, and madly in love with a senator's daughter, Helena Justina. The setting in the cities of the Decapolis is interesting, and the details of everyday life in the first century Roman world are fascinating, as Davis is terrific with b
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Lindsey Davis waxed a bit long in this one. I enjoyed it, but a couple of times found myself wondering if we weren't getting off topic or some such. In other words, I think, this one was enjoyable but didn't keep me riveted to the pages as some of her other novels have.
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Fabulous. I'm in love with Marcus Didius Falco.
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