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 Alexandria - Lindsey Davis
 Alexandria - Lindsey Davis ... 2009-02-05 by CenturyNewest Review: ... Marcus Didius Falco is a detective (or an informer as it was called) in the Rome of Vespasian - the emperor who built the ... more ... Colosseum. The series begins with him at almost the very bottom of the social ladder - his army career has backfired, informing doesn't pay, and thanks to an absentee father and dead war hero brother, he finds himself the head of a large and raucous family of sisters, brothers in law, nieces, nephews (legit and otherwise) and a mother who hates his many colourful girlfriends. Though the mysteries he solves are always interesting and give fascinating insights into how the Roman world operated, the heart and life of the...more |
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Alexandria - Lindsey Davis: Good read but this series is going downhill (476 words)
by - written on 03/08/09 (Very useful, 37 readings)
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I have been a huge fan of Lindsey Davis's Falco novels for over 15 years now. My best friend used to collect them - not an easy job in India where they weren't available in normal bookshops - only occasionally in secondhand stalls. She managed to build up a close-to-complete collection that we both devoured eagerly and one of the first things I did after moving to the UK was to borrow the entire series in sequential order from the library. When I saw the latest in the series - Alexandria - was out, I was thrilled. But before I review the book itself, a bit of background about the Falco series. Marcus Didius Falco is a detective (or an informer as it was ... Read the complete review
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