Marcus Didius Falco

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.