- Private investigators, Open Library Staff Picks, Fiction, Marcus Didius Falco (Fictitious character)
The first century Roman sleuth, Marcus Didius Falco, investigates a murder linked to corruption in the olive oil trade. By the author of Last Act in Palmyra.
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Classical in form, cool, resolved and plot-driven.
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- resolvedopen-ended
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Lindsey Davis
- First published
- 1996
- Pages
- 342
- Publisher
- Century
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780712659413
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