Lindsey davis is an english novel writer who is best known as the author of the falco series. Lindsey davis was born in england, and studied at oxford. Falco, the complete bbc radio collection by lindsey davis. Fullcast bbc radio 4 dramatisations of the first five falco novels by lindsey davis, starring anton lesser as marcus didius falco. In the course of the series he acquires a wife, children and dog, plus friends and antagonists. In lindsey davis hands, classical rome becomes a vibrant, living history, colourfully drawing the reader into the backstreets and alleyways of her story yet also imparting something of her love of classical rome. Marcus didius falco mysteries arlington public library. More info about linked data \n \n primary entity\h3\n. I put this together for my book group when we read the silver pigs, the first in a series of historical fiction mysteries by lindsey davis.
Alert all library locations are closed until further notice. Falco s narration and dialogue is sprinkled with halfnods and slywinks to the private detective stories of the 20th century. Lindsey davis, ancient rome and marcus didius falco kate. The funeral of geminus and marcus didius justinianus and the circumstances that led to the baby not getting his own funeral in the first place. Young, widowed and fiercely independent, she lives alone on the aventine hill in rome and makes a good living as a hired investigator. Marcus didius falco is a private investigator working in first century rome. For marcus didius falco, agent to the emperor vespasian, alexandria holds fascination and a hint of fear. A local chief and ally of the romans is having a palace built by the emperor vespasian. Upon completing his high school education, davis was admitted to the prestigious oxford university. She is best known for the historical crime stories, which feature the protagonist marcus didius falco. Marcus didius falco is the fictional central character and narrator in a series of historical mystery crime novels by lindsey davis. Nov 06, 2019 author lindsey davis and the first book in the marcus didius falco series, the silver pigs. Audio versions of five of davis falco novels have previously been recorded for bbc radio 4.
Historical novelist lindsey davis is best known for her novels set in ancient rome, including the muchloved marcus didius falco series, although she has also written about the english civil war, including in 2014 a cruel fate, a book for the quick reads literacy initiative. When crime writer karin slaughter was struggling to find a good literary relationship, she turned to the marcus didius falco series by lindsey davis. Marcus didius falco is a private informer and the protagonist of lindsey daviss mystery series set in ancient rome. So on the sundrenched slopes of the janiculan hill, one long, strange july evening, we paid our respects to marcus didius. Unfortunately, in master and god, we find out that rubella married a woman who bore him a third son and died two years later. Falco works as a private informer an oldfashioned term for private investigator in rome during the days of emperor vespasian. Throw in some local color, a knowitall mother, a couple of dames, some nasty bad guys, and an engaging interlude in the uncivilized wilds of britain, seen through the eyes of the urbane roman private eye marcus didius falco. The silver pigs marcus didius falco mysteries davis, lindsey, full cast on. Please select ok if you would like to proceed with this request anyway. Marcus didius falco mysteries volume 19 lindsey davis st. A bbc radio 4 fullcast dramatisation a marcus didius falco mystery at.
Emperor vespasian has come into power and good imperial agents are required to hide royal crimes, curb corruption and sniff out political scandals. She was in the year 1949 in birmingham city and later joined oxford university for a degree in english literature. Marcus didius falco is a down at heel private eye in 1st century rome. Rome, during the reign of vespasian, marcus didius falco works as a private informer, ferreting out hidden truths and bringing villains to ground. I have read all of her books that follow her protagonist marcus i have read all of her books that follow her protagonist marcus didius falco as he solves crimes in ancient rome. Soon other body parts are being found in the aqueducts and sewers. Jul 14, 20 when crime writer karin slaughter was struggling to find a good literary relationship, she turned to the marcus didius falco series by lindsey davis. One fine day, ad 70, sosia camillina quite literally runs into marcus didius falco on the steps of. Falco, marcus didius, 41rome empire confirm this request.
The silver pigs is the first book in this highly entertaining book series. Unfortunately, the silver pigs didnt quite work for me. In the silver pigs, the author introduces the reader to marcus didius falco, a 70 ad detective whose main job is to follow around young philandering wives of exceedingly rich husbands. In fact the series proved so popular that davis spun it off into a new series, this one featuring flavia albia, the adopted daughter of marcus didius falco and helena justina, who takes up her fathers profession. Marcus didius falco is the name given to a series of historical mystery crime novels written by lindsey davis which follow the exploits of a private detective solving crimes in the ancient roman empire under the reign of vespasian. The complete bbc radio collection audiobook lindsey. Falco shadows in bronze king county library system. Anton lesser and anna madeley star in this bbc radio 4 fullcast dramatisation of lindsey daviss second bestselling falco novel featuring the roman detective.
Except this city is rome, circa 70ad, during the reign of vespasian. Using the concepts of modern detective stories with falco as the private investigator, roughly translated into the classical world as a delator or private informer, the novels portray the world of the roman empire under vespasian. Nov, 2015 marcus didius falco is a former roman army soldier, he lives in rome, he looks after the tiny bundle of snapping fury that is his mother, he avoids when he can his shifty and probably criminal auctioneer father geminus, he lives in a seriously grotty slum six floors up, and his best friend lucius petronius is a policeman. Marcus didius falco audiobooks listen to the full series. The complete bbc radio collection audiobook by lindsey. Her examination of the paranoid reign of the roman emperor domitian began with master and god, a standalone novel. Marcus didius falco is desperate to leave the notorious lautumiae prison though being bailed out by his mother is a slight indignity. Marcus didius falco is the fictional central character and narrator in a series of historical. Falco is an informer the equivalent of a private eye in ancient rome around a. Her bestselling mystery series features laidback first century detective marcus didius falco and his partner helena justina, plus friends, relations, pets and bitter enemy the chief spy.
She has published 20 falco novels, starting with the silver pigs in 1989. Marcus didius falco is the central character and narrator of venus in copper the third in a series of novels by lindsey davis. It seems shes being chased by a few unsavories for a stockpile of silver pigs silver ingots but falco wants more information. Falco is given the job of discovering where the silver is being stolen from and who lies behind the plot. Lindsey davis is an english historical novelist who was born in the year 1949. Here are the lindsey davis books in order for her two popular series and several. Marcus didius falco mystery has 77 entries in the series overdrive rakuten overdrive borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Anton lesser stars as roman detective, marcus didius falco. Marcus didius falco discovers that rank brings problems, the most gruesome of which is a corpse buried under the tiles of his new bath house.
Poseidons gold is a 1993 historical mystery crime novel by lindsey davis and the fifth installment of the marcus didius falco mysteries series. Marcus didius falco s feisty adopted daughter, flavia albia, is a remarkable woman in what is very much a mans world. A bbc fullcast radio drama a marcus didius falco mystery davis, lindsey, lesser, anton on. Marcus didius falco runs into comely sosia camillina on the steps of the forum.
Although the series ended in 2009, there are 20 books that lovers of the genre and newcomers to this author will enjoy reading. She currently lives in london, and writes full time. Alexandria falco 19,lindsey davis 9781846052873 ebay. Twenty novels feature marcus didius falco, the laidback roman informer who investigates crimes and acts as an often reluctant imperial agent. Itv set to adapt lindsey davis falco novels, mammoth screen. She has also written standalone books, some set in english civil war, and novellas. Falco moves around romes empire, working for hire even in roman britain. The newer lindsey davis books focus on the flavia albia historical mystery series set in ancient rome. 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 stocktaking its innumerable scrolls. Reviewers describe marcus didius falco as sam spade in a toga, but existing centuries before film noir was invented makes falco amusingly genre blind, and allows the author to gleefully subvert most hardboiled detective tropes.
Public panic overcomes official indifference, and the aventine partners are commissioned to investigate. But the empires most beleaguered investigator is finally bailed out, and promptly accepts a commission to help a family of freed slaves fend off a professional bribe. Falco formed friendships with influential members of the flavian court, notably julius frontinus for whom he worked under cover in britain and rutilius gallicus with whom he shared an interest in poetry putative joint recital, ad74 and murky link. Lindsey davis is a novelist known for her roman detective, marcus didius falco and her ongoing series about his daughter, flavia albia. Each tells a selfcontained story about marcus didius falco, a fictional roman private detective who investigates crimes.
One fine day, ad 70, sosia camillina quite literally runs into marcus didius falco on the steps of the forum. Set in rome during ad 72, the novel stars marcus didius falco, informer and imperial agent. In time to depart, when falco first meets rubella, he speculates that rubella has a secret sorrow, but laughs it off as a joke. Follow lindsey davis and explore their bibliography from s lindsey davis author page. The new emperor, the tight fisted vespasian, discovers a plot against him, soldiers to be bribed with stolen silver to rise up against him. Marcus didius falco mysteryseries overdrive rakuten. Listen to the latest episodes of falco on bbc sounds homepage. Itv set to adapt lindsey davis falco novels, mammoth. Against his better judgement, marcus didius falco secretly disposes of a decayed corpse.
Apr 03, 2011 i put this together for my book group when we read the silver pigs, the first in a series of historical fiction mysteries by lindsey davis. The contractors have fled to britain where, as the fates have it, falco is ordered. Lindsey davis author, anna madeley narrator, anton lesser narrator. These fun romps are in an interesting setting with just a smattering of historical gloss to keep me grounded in the time period. This is a fullcast radio drama of the third marcus didius falco mystery, set in firstcentury rome, and starring anton lesser. Sep 27, 2018 fullcast bbc radio 4 dramatisations of the first five falco novels by lindsey davis, starring anton lesser as marcus didius falco. Things go from bad to worse when a group of nouveau riche exslaves hire him to outwit a fortunehunting redhead whose husbands have a habit of dying accidentally, leaving him up against a female contortionist, her extrafriendly snake, indigestible cakes, and rent racketeers. Using the concepts of modern detective stories, the novels portray the world of the roman empire under vespasian. It seems sosia is on the run from a couple of street toughs. Her work has been dramatized for radio and is being developed for tv. Marcus didius falco and his laddish friend petronius find their local fountain has been blocked by a gruesomely severed human hand.
It seems sosia is on the run from a couple of street toughs, and after a quick and dirty rescue, p. Hes described as roman emperor vespasians smartaleck pi. Apr 20, 2020 marcus didius falco is the fictional central character and narrator in a series of historical mystery crime novels by lindsey davis. Marcus didius falco is the protagonist in a series of historical mystery novels by english novelist lindsey davis. The tone is arch and satirical, but the historical setting is largely accurate.
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