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A Dying Light In Corduba
  • Published: 1 March 2011
  • ISBN: 9781446455074
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 416
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A Dying Light In Corduba

(Marco Didius Falco: book VIII): a fast-moving Roman mystery full of intrigue from bestselling author Lindsey Davis

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1 Mar 2011
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3 Nov 2008
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One of the stories from the bestselling historical fiction Falco series. Nobody was poisoned at the dinner for the Society of Oliver Oil Producers of Baetica, though in retrospect this was quite a surprise...

Another compelling and captivating historical mystery from the pen of multimillion-copy bestselling author Lindsey Davis. Ancient Rome is brought to life in all its humour, political manoeuvring and murderous intent...

'Davis' books make old Rome sound fun ... it is all so enjoyable' -- The Times
'The cast of characters is as various, corrupt, nasty and gnarled as the best of Dickens, described with similar scope and loving attention' -- Mail on Sunday
'Highly readable, funny and colourful.' -- TLS
'This is a more than five star book' -- ***** Reader review
'Another excellent Falco book that is difficult to put down' -- ***** Reader review
'Lindsey Davis produces yet another masterpiece' -- ***** Reader review
'A marvellous read' -- ***** Reader review

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LIQUID GOLD, COMPROMISED BY A MURDEROUS CARTEL...

Nobody was poisoned at the dinner for the Society of Olive Oil Producers of Baetica, though in retrospect this was quite a surprise...

Inimitable sleuth Marcus Didius Falco is back with a vengeance. On one night, a man is killed and Rome's Chief of Spies left for dead. This leaves no one except Falco to conduct the investigation.
  • Published: 1 March 2011
  • ISBN: 9781446455074
  • Imprint: Cornerstone Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 416
Categories:

About the author

Lindsey Davis

Historical novelist Lindsey Davis is best known for her novels set in Ancient Rome, including the much-loved 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. Her examination of the paranoid reign of the roman emperor Domitian began with Master and God, a standalone novel, leading to her new series about Flavia Albia, set in that dark period.

Her books are translated and have been dramatized on BBC Radio 4. Her many awards include the Premio Colosseo (from the city of Rome) and the Crime Writers' Cartier Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement. Most recently she was awarded the City of Ubeda Historical Novel Prize, also for lifetime achievement.

portrait photo of Lindsey Davis

Also by Lindsey Davis

Alexandria
Nemesis
A Body In The Bath House
Falco: The Complete BBC Radio collection
Rebels and Traitors
Falco: The Official Companion
Time To Depart
See all

Praise for A Dying Light In Corduba

Highly readable, funny and colourful.

TLS

If only all bestsellers were this satisfying

Time Out

Lindsey Davis doesn't merely make history come alive - she turns it into spanking entertainment, and wraps it around an intriguing mystery. She is incapable of writing a dull sentence

Peter Lovesey

Splendid ... mystery, pace and wit

Ellis Peters

The cast of characters is as various, corrupt, nasty and gnarled as the best of Dickens, described with similar scope and loving attention

Mail on Sunday

Uniquely entertaining

Time Out

With the passing of Ellis Peters, the title Queen of the Historical Whodunnit is temporarily vacant. Lindsey Davis is well suited to assume it - and she is funnier than Peters ... Davis' books make old Rome sound fun ... it is all so enjoyable

The Times