Venus in Copper is the third of Lindsey Davis's successful Falco novels, who-dunnits set in Ancient Rome. It opens with the hero in prison after offending Rome's chief spy, the repercussions of which are felt for several novels to come.
In many of the novels in the series we see Falco dispatched ... Read review
Marcus Didius Falco, ancient Rome's hangdog investigator, hates sharing a cell with a ... more
rodent - though being bailed by his mother is almost as embarassing. His girlfriend can't decide if she wants him and Titus Caesar's reward for past services is a wet fish. Hoping for a better life, or at least a better apartment, he takes on new clients.
In the heyday of the Roman Empire, a small accounting error has left Marcus Didius Falco ... more
sharing a cell with a large rat. But, the Empire's most hard-done-by investigator is finally bailed out, and promptly accepts a commission to help a family of freed slaves fend off a professional bribe. This work is set in first century Rome.
Advantages: A brilliant read Disadvantages: It may help to have read the previous novel, but it isn't essential.
Venus in Copper is the third of Lindsey Davis's successful Falco novels, who-dunnits set in Ancient Rome. It opens with the hero in prison after offending Rome's chief spy, the repercussions of which are felt for several novels to come.
In many of the novels in the series we see Falco dispatched to distant lands of the Empire, working for the Emperor or other political high flyers. However 'Venus in Copper' sees our hero doing what ... ...detail is there throughout, but not rammed down your throat as some authors do.
The more I read of the Falco novels the more I like them, and anyone who likes murder mysteries should try them. Venus in Copper is one of the best. Read it. ... more
Venus in Copper is the third of Lindsey Davis's successful Falco novels, who-dunnits set in Ancient Rome. It opens with the hero in prison after offending Rome's chief spy, the repercussions of which are felt for several novels to come.
In many of the novels in the series we see Falco dispatched to distant lands of the Empire, working for the Emperor or other political high flyers. However 'Venus in Copper' sees our hero doing what he started out doing, plodding the streets of Rome on a private commission. He is hired, to try and prevent a marriage, by a household of freed slaves. The professional bride he is supposed to see off proves more resiliant than expected, and their verbal duals provide some very entertaining scenes. Naturally the plot thickens, and Falco ends up investigating a murder as well as some very dodgy landlords.
Davis, as always, provides a good balance between the entertaining, the heart-rending, the violent and the ludicrous (Titus Caeser's giant turbot - read it to find out why!), all told in Falco's film noir style narration. The novel moves at a fast pace, and the convoluted solution certainly took me by surprise. As ever the historic detail is there throughout, but not rammed down your throat as some authors do.
The more I read of the Falco novels the more I like them, and anyone who likes murder mysteries should try them. Venus in Copper is one of the best. Read it.
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Author
Lindsey Davis
Title
Venus In Copper
Genre
Thriller
Type
Fiction
ISBN
0091748186; 0099831708
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This is a third instalment of the Marcus Didius Falco dramatized humorous mysteries set in first century Rome, starring Anton Lesser. See all Product Description
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