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Davis, Lindsey
Most widely held works about
Lindsey Davis
Most widely held works by
Lindsey Davis
The silver pigs : a novel by Lindsey Davis (
Livre
)
68
editions published
between
1989
and
2008
in
8
languages
and held by
1,658
libraries
worldwide
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.
See Delphi and die : a Marcus Didius Falco novel by Lindsey Davis (
Livre
)
23
editions published
between
2005
and
2008
in
Anglais and Espagnol
and held by
1,360
libraries
worldwide
Now married to his beloved Helena Justina, Marcus Didius Falco is hired to take on a murder investigation that will require him and Helena to travel to Olympia, Greece, to uncover the truth about a series of disappearances.
The accusers by Lindsey Davis (
Livre
)
29
editions published
between
2003
and
2009
in
Anglais and Espagnol
and held by
1,258
libraries
worldwide
Roman sleuth Marcus Didius Falco becomes caught up in the trial of a senator, a case that becomes complicated by the senator's convenient "suicide" and draws Falco into a confrontation with powerful forces in the Roman legal system.
Alexandria by Lindsey Davis (
Livre
)
23
editions published
between
2009
and
2010
in
Anglais
and held by
1,234
libraries
worldwide
In A.D. 77, Marcus Didius Falco, agent to the Emperor Vespasian, investigates the mysterious death of the head librarian of the world-famous library of Alexandria, bringing him into immediate conflict with the darker side of academic life.
Three hands in the fountain by Lindsey Davis (
Livre
)
33
editions published
between
1996
and
2009
in
3
languages
and held by
1,214
libraries
worldwide
When body parts begin turning up in the aqueduct of 1st century Rome, authorities decide a serial killer is at work. The case is given to PI Marcus Didius Falco. By the author of Time to Depart.
Saturnalia by Lindsey Davis (
Livre
)
22
editions published
between
2007
and
2009
in
Anglais and Non déterminée
and held by
1,179
libraries
worldwide
Roman sleuth Marcus Didius Falco is pitted against his old rival, the Chief Spy Anacrites, to find a fugitive, an enemy of Rome who vanished from house arrest, leaving behind the body of murdered young man.
A dying light in Corduba by Lindsey Davis (
Livre
)
32
editions published
between
1996
and
2009
in
5
languages
and held by
1,168
libraries
worldwide
The first century Roman sleuth, Marcus Didius Falco, investigates a murder linked to corruption in the olive oil trade. By the author of Last Act in Palmyra.
Two for the lions by Lindsey Davis (
Livre
)
17
editions published
between
1998
and
2009
in
3
languages
and held by
1,168
libraries
worldwide
The first century Roman detective, Marcus Didius Falco, investigates the world of gladiators after one is murdered. The probe takes him to Tripoli where gladiator handlers buy their lions.
Scandal takes a holiday by Lindsey Davis (
Livre
)
18
editions published
between
2004
and
2008
in
Anglais and Espagnol
and held by
1,145
libraries
worldwide
When the scribe of ancient Rome's daily scandal column goes missing in seaside Ostia, investigator Marcus Didius Falco learns that the scribe was working on a story about an underworld kidnapping racket involving pirates.
Ode to a banker by Lindsey Davis (
Livre
)
22
editions published
between
2000
and
2009
in
3
languages
and held by
1,142
libraries
worldwide
"Chrysippus, esteemed banker, patron of the arts, and scroll merchant," offers to publish Falco's work, but when Falco hears the proposed price and then learns that Chrysippus has been murdered, Falco assembles all the suspects.--Jacket.
One virgin too many by Lindsey Davis (
Livre
)
16
editions published
between
1999
and
2009
in
3
languages
and held by
1,129
libraries
worldwide
11th installment of Marcus Didius Falco, the cynical, hard-boiled investigator from the rough end of Rome, is back from a difficult mission in North Africa. As a result of his hard work, Emperor Vespasian awards Falco with the title of Procurator of Poultry for the Senate and People of Rome, or keeper of the city's sacred geese. Not much of a salary, of course, but the title does give him a better standing with his in-laws. Now, all Falco wants is to spend time relaxing at home with his family.
The Jupiter myth by Lindsey Davis (
Livre
)
20
editions published
between
2002
and
2009
in
Anglais
and held by
1,121
libraries
worldwide
Falco must diffuse a tricky diplomatic situation when the renegade henchman of rome's vital ally, King Togidubnus, is found murdered.
Time to depart by Lindsey Davis (
Livre
)
26
editions published
between
1995
and
2008
in
4
languages
and held by
1,113
libraries
worldwide
In ancient Rome, Marcus Didius Falco, the emperor's secret agent investigates a rash of murders believed to be the work of the convicted mobster Balbinus. From his exile, Balbinus is revenging himself on the people who helped convict him. Lots of local color, from weddings to Roman firefighting methods. By the author of Last Act in Palmyra.
Last act in Palmyra by Lindsey Davis (
Livre
)
29
editions published
between
1994
and
2008
in
5
languages
and held by
1,104
libraries
worldwide
The Roman detective, Marcus Didius Falco, goes to Syria in search of an abducted woman who was a water organist in a circus. A perfect cover to do some spying for the emperor. By the author of The Iron Hand of Mars.
The iron hand of Mars by Lindsey Davis (
Livre
)
22
editions published
between
1992
and
2008
in
6
languages
and held by
1,069
libraries
worldwide
Slipping undercover into Germania, Falco meets with disarray, murder and torture in his quest to find a Druid priestess.
The course of honor by Lindsey Davis (
Livre
)
27
editions published
between
1997
and
2009
in
3
languages
and held by
1,038
libraries
worldwide
One of the great love stories of the Roman empire, that of Caenis, a slave girl, and the soldier who was to become Emperor Vespasian. It is described from Caenis' point of view and includes lots of detail on everyday life in the first century.
A body in the bathhouse by Lindsey Davis (
Livre
)
14
editions published
between
2001
and
2009
in
Anglais
and held by
1,000
libraries
worldwide
Ancient Roman investigator Marcus Didius Falco finds trouble on the site of a new palace being built by the king of the Atrebates tribe in distant Britain.
Shadows in bronze : a Marcus Didius Falco novel by Lindsey Davis (
Livre
)
9
editions published
between
1990
and
1994
in
Anglais
and held by
989
libraries
worldwide
Rome. AD 71. Marcus Didius Falco, now Imperial Agent to Emperor Vespasian, is keeping busy tidying up corpses, kicking over the traces of a failed coup, making a bit on the side in stolen lead ingots. But a new plot to usurp the purple robes of power puts Falco on the back of a mule with a one-way ticket down the Appian Way--bumping into trouble, treason and Helena Justina, a senator's daughter he's trying hard to forget.--Publisher description (http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/random049/90025078.html).
Venus in copper : a Marcus Didius Falco novel by Lindsey Davis (
Livre
)
4
editions published
between
1991
and
1993
in
Anglais
and held by
953
libraries
worldwide
In 70 A.D. in ancient Rome, no one is a saint. Or so thinks Marcus Didius Falco, a private investigator first introduced in the award-winning SILVER PIGS, who's trying to prevent a murder before it happens. When every man a woman marries dies, Falco knows there's smoke and fire--and he'll stop at nothing to untangle the Gordion knot that proves it.
Shadows in bronze by Lindsey Davis (
Livre
)
41
editions published
between
1990
and
2009
in
7
languages
and held by
531
libraries
worldwide
Gnaeus Atius Pertinax is a dead traitor. Which means all of his possessions are declared official booty for the Emperor Vespasian. It's Marcus Didius Falco's job to make a catalog of all his effects.
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