Bibliograph

Venus in copper, a Marcus Didius Falco mystery, Lindsey Davis

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Venus in copper, a Marcus Didius Falco mystery, Lindsey Davis

Language

eng

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maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Venus in copper

Oclc number

648923037

Responsibility statement

Lindsey Davis

Series statement

Marcus Didius Flaco series, 3

Sub title

a Marcus Didius Falco mystery

Summary

"Rome, AD 71. Marcus Didius Falco is desperate to leave the notorious Lautumiae prison - though being bailed out by his mother is a slight indignity. Things go from bad to worse though when a group of nouveau riche ex-slaves hire him to outwit a fortune-hunting redhead, whose husbands have a habit of dying accidentally, leaving him up against a female contortionist, her extra-friendly snake, indigestible cakes and rent racketeers. And, all the while, trying to lure Helena Justina to live with him, a dangerous proposition given the notorious instability of Roman real estate. In a case of murder as complicated as he ever faced, this classic tale shows Falco at his very finest"--Back cover

Target audience

adult

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