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Marcus Didius Falco Series

20 primary works • 24 total works
Marcus Didius Falco is a private investigator working in first century Rome. He's described as 'Roman Emperor Vespasian's smart-aleck PI'. Falco moves around Rome's empire, working for hire even in Roman Britain.

Series also known as:
* Marco Didio Falco [Italian]

See also:
Flavia Albia Mystery series about Falco's daughter

Book 1

The Silver Pigs
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3.90 · 15565 Ratings · 1171 Reviews · published 1989 · 110 editions
This is the first story in a mystery series set in…

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    Book 2

    Shadows in Bronze
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    4.04     · 6546 Ratings · 347 Reviews · published 1990 · 73 editions
    He's Rome's favorite son, and of late, Emperor Ves…

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    Book 3

    Venus in Copper
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    4.08     · 5845 Ratings · 243 Reviews · published 1991 · 60 editions
    "Delectably funny...A novel that gives new meaning…

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    Book 4

    The Iron Hand of Mars
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    4.07     · 5399 Ratings · 225 Reviews · published 1992 · 46 editions
    "A seamless blending of humor, history, and advent…

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    Book 5

    Poseidon's Gold
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    4.12     · 4777 Ratings · 184 Reviews · published 1993 · 47 editions
    A.D. 72: To many, Rome is the center of the Empire…

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    Book 6

    Last Act in Palmyra
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    4.04     · 4233 Ratings · 207 Reviews · published 1994 · 45 editions
    It's AD 72 Rome, and Emperor Vespasian refuses to …

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    Book 7

    Time to Depart
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    4.09     · 3680 Ratings · 148 Reviews · published 1995 · 39 editions
    Balbinus Pius, the most notorious gangster in Empe…

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    Book 8

    A Dying Light in Corduba
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    4.07     · 3679 Ratings · 142 Reviews · published 1996 · 41 editions
    Marcus Didius Falco is ready to make new contacts …

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    Book 9

    Three Hands in the Fountain
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    4.16     · 3762 Ratings · 149 Reviews · published 1996 · 48 editions
    In vino veritas. But in the water supply of Rome, …

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    Book 10

    Two for the Lions
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    4.06     · 3212 Ratings · 151 Reviews · published 1998 · 44 editions
    Lumbered with working alongside reptilian Chief Sp…

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    Book 11

    One Virgin Too Many
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    4.11     · 3185 Ratings · 128 Reviews · published 1999 · 12 editions
    Marcus Didius Falco, the cynical, hard-boiled inve…

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    Book 12

    Ode to a Banker
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    4.02     · 2720 Ratings · 124 Reviews · published 2000 · 35 editions
    In the long, hot Roman Summer of AD74, Marcus Didi…

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    Book 13

    A Body in the Bathhouse
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    4.05     · 3320 Ratings · 122 Reviews · published 2001 · 46 editions
    In another classical crime romp, this time in Roma…

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    Book 14

    The Jupiter Myth
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    4.07     · 2782 Ratings · 128 Reviews · published 2002 · 8 editions
    Stuck in the Roman outpost of Londinium, Marcus Di…

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    Book 15

    The Accusers
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    3.97     · 2609 Ratings · 126 Reviews · published 2003 · 40 editions
    Lindsey Davis's Falco thrillers normally focus on …

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    Book 16

    Scandal Takes a Holiday
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    4.03     · 2556 Ratings · 109 Reviews · published 2004 · 40 editions
    As an "informer"--a private detective--Marcus Didi…

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    Book 17

    See Delphi and Die
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    4.00     · 2821 Ratings · 161 Reviews · published 2005 · 40 editions
    Císařský Řím ožívá… V dalším detektivním příběhu z…

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    Book 18

    Saturnalia
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    4.08     · 2872 Ratings · 163 Reviews · published 2007 · 32 editions
    It is the Roman holiday of Saturnalia. Marcus Didi…

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    Book 19

    Alexandria
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    4.00     · 2988 Ratings · 248 Reviews · published 2009 · 31 editions
    In first century A.D. Rome, during the reign of…

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    Book 20

    Nemesis
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    4.17     · 2559 Ratings · 257 Reviews · published 2010 · 28 editions
      Nemesis is the twentieth book in Lindsey Davis' …

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    Falco: The Official Companion
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    4.11     · 246 Ratings · 15 Reviews · published 2010 · 7 editions
    A must-have companion to the acclaimed series abou…

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    Book 1-3

    The Marcus Didius Falco Series, Books 1-3: The Silver Pigs, Shadows in Bronze, Venus in Copper
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    4.43     · 49 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2011 · 2 editions
    Discover Lindsey Davis's beloved, long-running ser…

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    Book 3-5

    Falco on His Metal: Venus in Copper / The Iron Hand of Mars / Poseidon's Gold
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    4.34     · 91 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1999 · 3 editions
    Venus In Copper: In the heyday of the Roman Empire…

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    Book 6-8

    Falco on the Loose: Last Act in Palmyra / Time to Depart / A Dying Light in Corduba
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    4.26     · 46 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2003 · 1 edition
    Three of Lindsey Davis’s most entertaining novels …

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