- Marcus Didius Falco (Fictitious character), Private investigators, History, Fiction
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Classical in form, cool, resolved and plot-driven.
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- resolvedopen-ended
- character-ledplot-driven
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- Author
- Lindsey Davis
- First published
- 1994
- Pages
- 417
- Publisher
- Century, Arrow, Mysterious Press
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780892966257
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First sentence
“"Somebody could get killed here!" Helena exclaimed.”
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