Lindsey Davis

Having returned from his trip to Britain, Falco takes up employment with Africanus and Italicus, preparing an affidavit for the trial of a senator. The prosecution is successful, but a month later the senator is dead, apparently by suicide.  Book 15 of series.

For Marcus Didius Falco, Alexandria holds fascination and a hint of fear. Beautiful and historic, the great city wears Roman rule lightly. While his wife, Helena Justina, wants to see the Lighthouse and the Pyramids, Falco has a mission at the Great Library.  Book 19 of series.

Rome, the very end of December. The Field of Mars is packed with monuments, none more beautiful than Domitian's new Odeon and Stadium. But the area has been overtaken by ugly events: elaborately staged murders. Someone bears a spectacular grudge against the theatrical community, and intends to get revenge in the most spectacular way possible. The killer's method is to re-enact bloody scenes from the gruesome side of popular theatre, where characters in plays really die on stage. A figure from the past wants Flavia Albia's father to investigate, but Falco is out of Rome for the holidays. Albia seizes the commission. And begins to regret doing so almost immediately.

'The undertaker did it!' the first victim croaks before expiring. This seems to make no sense, because surely people are already dead when they go to their funeral? Though there is a serial killer at large, the authorities would prefer a cover-up but Albia is driven to discover what is going on. How much blood must be shed before the mania ends? And could her own family be on the list for a frightful stage death?

When a man is killed and Rome's Chief of Spies left for dead, Marcus Didio Falco investigates and soon finds himself plunged into the fiercely competitive world of olive oil production.  Book 8 of series.

Imperial agent Marcus Didius Falco is sent to Germania Liberia to find the commander of a legion whose loyalty is in question. Meanwhile back in Rome Titus Caesar is pursuing his girlfriend Helena Justina.  Book 4 of series

Marcus Didius Falco is visiting relatives in Britain but suddenly finds himself at the scene of a murder. Londinium has become a magnet for criminals from Rome and one murder leads to another. Falco finds himself leading the hunt for the gangsters who are taking over.  Book 14 of series.

In the high summer of 77 AD, Roman informer Marcus Didius Falco is beset by personal problems. When a mutilated corpse turns up near Rome, Falco and his vigiles friend Petronius investigate, even though it means travelling in the dread marshes.  Book 20 of series.

A frightened child, Gaia, has been selected as the new Vestal Virgin. When she disappears Falco is asked to investigate.  Book 11 of series.

After a six month mission to Germany, Marcus Didius Falco returns to Rome to find his apartment wrecked by squatters. Things get even worse when a soldier is found dead and Falco is the prime suspect. He has just three days to clear his name and trace the real murderer.  Book 5

Marcus Didius Falco appears to be enjoying a relaxing holiday in Ostia. But when his girlfriend, Helena, arrives he is forced to admit his real reasons for being there. The scribe who writes the gossip column for the Daily Gazette, has gone missing and Falco suspects that there is more to his absence than might first appear.  Book 16 of series.

The ancient Roman detective, Falco, investigates the disappearance of a young couple while visiting the Olympic Games as part of an extended wedding trip.  Book 17 of series.

Rome AD70. Private eye Marcus Didius Falco is involved on a murderous trail and the highly illegal trade of silver ingots or pigs.  Book 1 of series.

Falco makes the discovery of a severed hand in the local fountain. As he searches Rome's water system he finds evidence of a series of murders, all committed during a public festival. Can he catch the murderer before the next festival, the Roman Games?  Book 9 of series.

Martin Watts, a bookseller, is captured by Royalists. Jane Afton's brother Nat is taken too. They suffer inhumane treatment as prisoners-of-war. In Oxford Castle jailor William Smith tortures, beats, starves and deprives his helpless victims. Can Jane rescue her sick brother before he dies of neglect? Will Martin dare to escape? Quick Reads.