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In the high summer of AD 77, laid-back detective Marcus Didius Falco is called upon to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a middle-aged couple who supplied statues to Falco's father, Geminus.



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Davis is a prolific and popular writer … Her research has been assiduous and detailed, her commitment to the subject is impressive, and the background detail is often eye-opening -- Hilary Mantel * Observer *
One of the best of the current writers in this field -- Donna Leon * The Times *
Surely the best historical detective in the business -- Mike Ripley * Daily Telegraph *
The whole thing is splendid. It has everything: mystery, pace wit, fascinating scholarship … she brings imperial Rome to life -- Ellis Peters

Nemesis

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    A Paperback / softback by Lindsey Davis

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Arrow Books Ltd
      Published 3 February 2011
      ISBN-13 9780099536772
      978-0099536772
      ISBN-10 0099536773

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In the high summer of AD 77, laid-back detective Marcus Didius Falco is called upon to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a middle-aged couple who supplied statues to Falco's father, Geminus.



      Trade Review
      Davis is a prolific and popular writer … Her research has been assiduous and detailed, her commitment to the subject is impressive, and the background detail is often eye-opening -- Hilary Mantel * Observer *
      One of the best of the current writers in this field -- Donna Leon * The Times *
      Surely the best historical detective in the business -- Mike Ripley * Daily Telegraph *
      The whole thing is splendid. It has everything: mystery, pace wit, fascinating scholarship … she brings imperial Rome to life -- Ellis Peters

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