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Alexandria. The new Falco novel finds Lindsey Davis's First Century detective Marcus Didius Falco and his partner Helena Justina investigating crime in the famous city of Alexandria. For Marcus Didius Falco, agent to the Emperor Vespasian, Alexandria holds fascination and a hint of fear. Beautiful, historic and famously unruly, the great cosmopolitan city wears Roman rule lightly. While his wife, Helena Justina, wants to see the Lighthouse and the Pyramids, Falco has a mission at the Great Library that soon turns out to involve much more than stock-taking its innumerable scrolls. A mysterious death in the library brings him into conflict with the darker side of academic life. With forensic science in its infancy, even an illegal autopsy fails to find real answers. To solve the crime for the Roman Prefect — if indeed it is a crime — Falco will have to draw on his own doggedness and intuition, at first supported only by Helena's commonsense and the loyal backup of her brother Aulus, who goes undercover as a student among the in-fighting academics. The philosophers hunger after fame and fortune so ruthlessly there is soon another terrifying death, this time at the royal zoo. It so happens that his Uncle Fulvius is living in Alexandria with his partner Cassius. Their involvement in local affairs already seems shady when they are joined by their crony, Falco's father, Geminus, a man well-known for disreputable business practices. If the irrepressible Pa has had a hand in events at the library, Falco knows he stands no chance.

La acción de esta entrega de las aventuras de Marco Didio Falco nos traslada a Grecia, adonde ha ido en viaje de estudios el cuñado de Marco, Aulo. En apariencia se trataría de un viaje en familia para controlar un poco al joven, pero, como es natural, no tarda en verse envuelto todo en una serie de enigmáticos asesinatos de mujeres que las compañías que organizan viajes se han cuidado mucho de no difundir. Como viene siendo habitual en los últimos años, a la creación de una intriga salpicada de divertidas escenas y a la recreación fiel de un momento histórico, Lindsey Davis añade un guiño a la situación de nuestro tiempo. En esta ocasión el objetivo de sus ironías son los viajes organizados y la catadura moral de las agencias de viajes. En este aspecto, se trata sin duda de una de las novelas más divertidas de la serie, y resulta muy irónico que, después de que Londres fuese designada sede de los Juegos Olímpicos de 2012, la acción de la novela se sitúe en el ambiente de una competición olímpica.

In the high summer of 77AD, Roman informer Marcus Didius Falco is beset by personal problems. Newly bereaved and facing unexpected upheavals in his life, it is a relief for him to consider someone else´s misfortunes. A middle-aged couple who supplied statues to his father, Geminus, have disappeared in mysterious circumstances. They had an old feud with a bunch of notorious freedmen, the Claudii, who live rough in the pestilential Pontine Marshes, terrorising the neighbourhood.

As the girl came running up the steps, I decided she was wearing far too many clothes.So, in 1989, readers were introduced to Marcus Didius Falco, the Roman informer, as he stood on the steps of the Temple of Saturn, looking out across the Forum: the heart of his world. Twenty years and twenty books later, Falco fans want a companion volume.

Marcus Didius Falco and his laddish friend Petronius find their local fountain has been blocked- by a gruesomely severed human hand. Soon other body parts are being found in the aqueducts and sewers. Public panic overcomes official indifference, and the Aventine partners are commissioned to investigate.

Set against the terrible struggle of the English Civil War and the dark plots of the Commonwealth, "Rebels and Traitors" tells of soldiers, adventurers, aristocrats and kings, tradesmen, politicians, radicals and scavengers - and the hopes and dreams that carried them through one of the most turbulent eras of English history. Men who never imagined fighting a war gladly risk their lives; women strive to keep families and businesses together through years of deprivation; and, innocents are caught up in bloodshed and terror. After years of struggle Gideon Jukes and Juliana Lovell, on opposite sides of the Parliamentarian/Royalist divide, are brought together by fate on one of the significant dates of the struggles and its aftermath. After adversity and loss, their mutual attraction may one day bring the comfort and companionship for which they both have yearned through a disastrous war. But a dark shadow lurks over them and even in peace the past is not far behind. "Rebels and Traitors" is an absolute epic masterpiece, poignant and convincing characterisation and razor-sharp historical realism.

Acosado por su aristocrática esposa, Falco se embarca con destino a Alejandría con el propósito de visitar algunas de las siete maravillas del mundo. Sin embargo, al poco de su llegada aparece un cadaver en la celebre biblioteca de esa ciudad, y eso le involucra en una investigacion que le llevara a conocer a fondo los entresijos de las pequeñas luchas politicas en el seno de una institucion cultural tan emblematica como la Biblioteca de Alejandria. Como siempre en Davis, su texto puede trasladarse facilmente a nuestros dias y a la mayoria de entidades culturales.Solo Lindsey Davis es capaz de situar una novela historica en el antiguo Egipto sin rozar siquiera ninguno de los topicos al uso.Con esta novela se conmemoran los 20 años de la creacion del personaje Marco Didio Falco y curiosamente sus 20 novelas publicadas en Edhasa ("La carrera del honor" no pertenece a la serie de Falco).Lindsey Davis ha recibido con esta obra el Premio Honorifico de Novela Historica Ciudad de Zaragoza.Peter Tremayne (Coventry, 1943) es el seudonimo empleado por uno de los mas prestigiosos historiadores de la cultura celta en sus obras de ficcion. Su nombre se ha popularizado gracias al ciclo narrativo dedicado a sor Fidelma, traducida a una docena de lenguas y considerada por criticos y lectores como la sucesora n...

Having returned from his trip to Londinium, Falco takes up employment with Paccius Africanus and Silius Italicus, two lawyers at the top of their trade. For the trial of a senator they need Falco to make an affidavit confirming repayment of a loan. Having been out of the country and starved of Forum gossip for some time, Falco has little interest in this trial, so he makes his deposition and then leaves. The prosecution are successful and a large financial judgement is made, but one month later the senator is dead, apparently by suicide. The heirs are now in a situation of not having to pay up, and the prosecutor Silius Italicus suddenly decides to seek out Falco. With a little coercion, Falco joins the prosecution in seeking to persuade a magistrate to instigate a new trial against Metellus' son. Blinded by the vision of rich pickings to be gained by the prosecution, Falco temporarily forgets that, if they fail, the financial penalties levelled against the informers who brought the case are potentially enormous.

Marcus Didius Falco 16th Case leads into the world of Roman scandal press. A celebrity gossip columnist has disappeared, apparently he was kidnapped by pirates. But why? And is he still alive? Another Marcus Didius Falco novel, a tale of scandal, piracy and deception.

In the wealthy town of Ostia, our hero Falco appears to be enjoying a relaxing holiday. But when his girlfriend, Helena, arrives carrying a batch of old copies of the Daily Gazette - with the intention of catching up on the latest scandal - Falco is forced to admit to Petronius his real reasons for being there-'Infamia', the pen name of the scribe who writes the gossip column for the Daily Gazette, has gone missing. His fellow scribes have employed Falco to find him and bring him back from his lazy, drunken truancy. However, Falco suspects that there is more to his absence than might first appear. Before long, Falco's enquiries lead him into the world of piracy and the discovery of criminal traditions long believed dead. Is this the right path towards finding 'Infamia'? Why would pirates have taken him? And if they have, will he be found alive?

Having returned from his trip to Londinium, Falco takes up employment with Africanus and Italicus, preparing an affidavit for the trial of a senator. The prosecution is successful but a month later the senator is dead, apparently by suicide.

Rome. AD 71. Marcus Didius Falco, now Imperial Agent to Emperor Vespasian, has not been resting on his laurels. Tidying up corpses, kicking over the traces of a failed coup, making a bit on the side in stolen lead ingots - it's all in a day's work for an ex-private eye. 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 daugher he's trying hard to forget.

Acosado por su aristocrática esposa, Marco Didio Falco se embarca con destino a Alejandría con el propósito de visitar algunas de las siete maravillas del mundo. Sin embargo, al poco de su llegada aparece un cadáver en la célebre biblioteca de esa ciudad, y eso le involucra en una investigación que le llevará a conocer a fondo los entresijos de las pequeñas luchas políticas en el seno de una institución cultural tan emblemática como la Biblioteca de Alejandría. Como siempre en Davis, su texto puede trasladarse fácilmente a nuestros días y a la mayoría de entidades culturales. Sólo Lindsey Davis es capaz de situar una novela histórica en el antiguo Egipto sin rozar siquiera ninguno de los tópicos al uso.

La carrera del honor es la historia de uno de los personajes más interesantes y atractivos de la Roma imperial, Vespasiano; el hijo de un senador romano que, gracias a su esfuerzo y tenacidad, se con

For Falco, a relaxed visit to Helena's relatives in Britain turns serious at the scene of a downtown murder. The renegade henchman of Rome's vital ally, King Togidubnus, has been stuffed head-first down a bar-room well - leading to a tricky diplomatic situation which Falco must diffuse. One murder leads to others. Londinium now has a forum and an amphitheatre; the town is a magnet for legitimate traders - and for criminals from Rome. Drinking dens are plundered by extortionists; prostitution reigns in the dark streets; the army turns a blind eye. With his vigiles pal Petronius,Falco leads the hunt for gangsters who are intent on taking over. This will bring unwelcome encounters with faces from the past and grave threats to their present relationships. Danger and death lurk throughout their pursuit, all the way from the brand new wharves beside the River Thamesis to the familiar old haunts of organised crime back home in Italy…

Falco returns home to Rome for his eleventh appearance in this highly popular and successful series. As a reward for his Census work Falco has at last been made an equestrian. But imperial favour coupled with his new duties as Procurator of the Sacred Poultry of the Senate and People of Rome bring their own complications. Not only is he now ensconsed in all the trappings of the Establishment and the state religion but Falco also has a troublesome new partner, Aelianus, to deal with. Private and public business merge as he is sent to investigate the disappearance of a young girl selected to be a Vestal Virgin. Closely watched by his ex-partner Petronius and the vigilies who are just waiting for him to slip up, Falco is sorely determined to solve this mystery.