Lindsey Davis

La plata de Britania es el primer título de la fascinante serie ambientada en la Antigua Roma protagonizada por Marco Didio Falco.Un buen día del año 70 d.C., Marco Didio Falco topa casualmente con la joven Sosia Camilina, que huye de un par de matones, pues conoce un peligroso secreto acerca del paradero de unas reservas de lingotes de plata robadas, Falco se embarca en un intrincado caso de contrabando, asesinato y traicion que lo lleva a la inhospita Britania.Alli conoce a Helena Justina, una vivaz aristocrata que se convierte en una parte importante de su vida. Pero, si no va con cuidado, el peligroso rompecabezas de los lingotes de plata podria suponer su muerte...

When Flavia Albia stumbles upon the murdered corpse of a young man near Romes famous Circus Maximus, she is about to embark on one of her most dangerous and complicated cases.Rome and the Romans are obsessed with chariot racing. Lepo was the rising star of the Purples, a new team created by the psychotic Emperor Domitian with big money backing. Suspicion immediately falls on Lepos greatest rival, Agathon, a young man emerging from a rival team, the Golds. Convinced of his guilt, a lynch mob is hunting him.The Golds faction hire Flavia to clear their mans name. He appears to have an alibi for the night of the murder but, as Flavia soon finds out, nothing is as it seems in the dangerous and glamorous world of the charioteers in which fortunes can be won or lost in seconds and violent death in the arena is always just one race away.

Situada durante el reinado de Domiciano (I d.C.), Señor y Dios Domiciano presenta una amplia imagen de esa época sirviéndose de dos personajes que están a la altura de las mejores creaciones de Lindsey Davis. Cayo Vinio Clodiano es un veterano con una desastroso historial matrimonial víctima del estrés propio de los legionarios que entran repetidamente en combate, pero en el fondo es un héroe, como tendrá ocasión de demostrar como miembro de la Guardia Pretoriana. Flavia Lucila ha tenido que enfrentarse desde muy joven a la soledad en una ciudad inhóspita y a abrirse camino por sus propios medios, pero su tesón le ha llevado a convertirse en una respetada peluquera en la corte de Domiciano. Del encuentro de estos dos personajes surge una apasionante historia en la que las aventuras y los flirteos no enturbian una esmerada y emocionante recreación del delirante gobierno de Domiciano.

Un día cualquiera del año 70 a. C., sin acontecimientos especiales para un hombre como Marco Didio Falco: deshacerse de algún que otro cadáver, seguir la pista de un complot contra el emperador o conseguir algún pequeño beneficio traficando con plomo robado. Pero el trabajo rutinario del más sarcástico y desengañado investigador de la Roma Imperial da un vuelco cuando el azar le pone sobre el rastro de Barnadas, un extraño personaje que parece tener algo personal contra Didio Falco.

En esta novela Falco conocerá de cerca y se introducirá entre bastidores en el mundo de los juegos circenses, para comprobar hasta qué punto se trata de un negocio corrompido. El asesinato de una de las grandes estrellas del Circo Maximo le llevaran a Africa y desde luego lo acompañaran su esposa y su hija. Esta vez Lindsey Davis, tan audaz como siempre, podria estar retratando el tema de las grandes estrellas deportivas y los "hooligans" en una novela situada en la Roma ImperialPaul Doherty es el seudonimo de un prolifico autor de series de misterio situadas en diversos momentos de la historia. Con este mismo nombre viene publicando en esta coleccion un emocionante ciclo novelesco situado en el Antiguo Egipto y protagonizado por el juez Amerotke, del que se han aparecido hasta la fecha La mascara de Ra, Los asesinos de Horus y Los esclavos de Anubis. Las puertas del infierno es la tercera entrega de una serie iniciada con Alejandro Magno en la Casa de la Muerte (2003) y El Ateo (2004).

Marcus Didius Falco, ancient Rome''s hangdog investigator, hates sharing a cell with a rodent - though being bailed by his mother is almost as embarassing. His girlfriend can''t decide if she wants him and Titus Caesar''s reward for past services is a wet fish. Hoping for a better life, or at least a better apartment, he takes on new clients.

AD 71: Germania Libera: dark dripping forests, inhabited by bloodthirsty barbarians and legendary wild beasts, a furious prophetess who terrorises Rome, and the ghostly spirits of slaughtered Roman legionaries. Enter Marcus Didius Falco, an Impreisal agent on a special mission: to find the absconding commander of a legion whose loyalty is suspect. Easier said than done, thinks Marcus, as he makes his uneasy way down the Rhenus, trying to forget that back in sunny Rome his girlfriend Helena Justina is being hotly pursued by Titus Caesar. His mood is not improved when he discovers his only allies are a woefully inadequate bunch of recruits, their embittered centurion, a rogue dog, and its innocent young master; just the right kind of support for an agent unwillingly trying to tame the Celtic hordes.

Las cosas no marchan bien en Roma para Marco Didio Falco, que debe aceptar una misión en Oriente para ganarse la vida. Junto a su inseparable Helena Justina, se integrarán en una compañía de teatro en la que se han producido varios asesinatos.

For Marcus Didius Falco, Alexandria holds fascination and a hint of fear. Beautiful, historic and famously unruly, the great cosmopolitan 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 that soon turns out to involve much more than stock-taking its innumerable scrolls. A mysterious death in the world-famous library bring him into immediate conflict with the darker side of academic life. Christian Rodska reads this complete and unabridged novel featuring Marcus Didius Falco, Lyndsey Davis'' much-loved Roman private eye. For Marcus Didius Falco, Alexandria holds fascination and a hint of fear. marcus didius falco, marcus didius falco cd, marcus didius falco audio, roman detective cd, roman detective audio, roman mystery cd, roman mystery audio, historical mystery cd, historical mystery audio, lyndsey davis, lyndsey davis cd, lyndsey davis audio, christian rodska, christian rodska cd, christian rodska audio, crime

Alexandria. The new Falco novel finds Lindsey Daviss First Century detective Marcus Didius Falco and his partner Helena Justina investigating crime in the famous city of Alexandria. For Marcus Didius Falco, agent to the Emperor Vespasian, Alexandria holds fascination and a hint of fear. Beautiful, historic and famously unruly, the great cosmopolitan 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 that soon turns out to involve much more than stock-taking its innumerable scrolls. A mysterious death in the library brings him into conflict with the darker side of academic life. With forensic science in its infancy, even an illegal autopsy fails to find real answers. To solve the crime for the Roman Prefect if indeed it is a crime Falco will have to draw on his own doggedness and intuition, at first supported only by Helenas commonsense and the loyal backup of her brother Aulus, who goes undercover as a student among the in-fighting academics. The philosophers hunger after fame and fortune so ruthlessly there is soon another terrifying death, this time at the royal zoo. It so happens that his Uncle Fulvius is living in Alexandria with his partner Cassius. Their involvement in local affairs already seems shady when they are joined by their crony, Falcos father, Geminus, a man well-known for disreputable business practices. If the irrepressible Pa has had a hand in events at the library, Falco knows he stands no chance.

Set against the terrible struggle of the English Civil War and the dark plots of the Commonwealth, "Rebels and Traitors" tells of soldiers, adventurers, aristocrats and kings, tradesmen, politicians, radicals and scavengers - and the hopes and dreams that carried them through one of the most turbulent eras of English history. Men who never imagined fighting a war gladly risk their lives; women strive to keep families and businesses together through years of deprivation; and, innocents are caught up in bloodshed and terror. After years of struggle Gideon Jukes and Juliana Lovell, on opposite sides of the Parliamentarian/Royalist divide, are brought together by fate on one of the significant dates of the struggles and its aftermath. After adversity and loss, their mutual attraction may one day bring the comfort and companionship for which they both have yearned through a disastrous war. But a dark shadow lurks over them and even in peace the past is not far behind. "Rebels and Traitors" is an absolute epic masterpiece, poignant and convincing characterisation and razor-sharp historical realism.

From the creator of Falco comes Falco: the new generation, featuring her unforgettable heroine Flavia Albia in her fifth novel.Flavia Albia''s day-old marriage is in trouble - her new husband may be permanently disabled and they have no funds. So when Palace officials ask her to help expose a plotter in their midst she is obliged to accept their commission. The plot could not be bigger. Ever since he died in AD 68, apparently by his own hand, Rome has been haunted by reports that the Emperor Nero is in fact very much alive and about to return to claim his throne. Two Nero pretenders have emerged in the East and met grisly fates. But now, as the Emperor Domitian, whose tyrannical, paranoid reign grows ever more unpopular, fights a war in faraway Dacia, there emerges a far more sinister contender. What''s more the rumour is that this false Nero is already in Rome. Plunged into the conspiracy, Flavia must infiltrate the house of the Parthians who have smuggled in this new impostor, negotiate with spies, dodge the assassins sent by the Palace traitor, and somehow cope with her stricken husband.Can she succeed before the impostor is revealed? Or will Rome once more be plunged into civil war?

They have been sent to investigate the murderous members of a failed coup, now sunning themselves in luxurious villas and on fancy yachts. The idyllic seaside location further complicates his seemingly doomed romance with Helena Justina.

"I still cant believe Ive put the bastard away for good!" Petro muttered.Petronius Longus, captain of the Aventine watch and Falcos oldest friend, has finally nailed one of Romes top criminals. One dark and gloomy dawn, Petro and Falco put the evil Balbinus aboard a ship.

Egypt was the destination of choice for Roman tourists, being home to not one but two Wonders of the Ancient World, a Centre of Culture, and people with exotic habits. Unfortunately, when Marcus Didius Falco pays a visit he discovers its also a hotbed of schemers and murderers.

For Marcus Didius Falco, agent to the Emperor Vespasian, Alexandria holds fascination and a hint of fear. Beautiful, historic and famously unruly, the great cosmopolitan 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 that soon turns out to involve much more than stock-taking its innumerable scrolls. A mysterious death in the world-famous library bring him into immediate conflict with the darker side of academic life. With forensic science in its infancy, even an illegal autopsy fails to find real answers.To solve the crime for the Roman Prefect - if indeed it is a crime - Falco will have to draw on his own doggedness and intuition, at first supported only by Helena's commonsense and the loyal backup of her brother Aulus, who goes under cover as a student among the in-fighting academics. The philosophers lust after fame and fortune so ruthlessly there is soon another terrifying death, this time at the royal zoo. At the same time, his original innocent mission is overshadowed by the machinations of his Uncle Fulvius, who is living in Alexandria with his partner Cassius for obscure reasons. Their involvement in local affairs already seems shady when they are joined by their crony, Falco's father, Geminus, a man well known for disreputable business practices. If the irrepressible Pa has had any hand in what has gone wrong at the Library, Falco knows he stands no chance...

Acosado por su aristocrática esposa, Falco se embarca con destino a Alejandría con el propósito de visitar algunas de las siete maravillas del mundo. Sin embargo, al poco de su llegada aparece un cadaver en la celebre biblioteca de esa ciudad, y eso le involucra en una investigacion que le llevara a conocer a fondo los entresijos de las pequeñas luchas politicas en el seno de una institucion cultural tan emblematica como la Biblioteca de Alejandria. Como siempre en Davis, su texto puede trasladarse facilmente a nuestros dias y a la mayoria de entidades culturales.Solo Lindsey Davis es capaz de situar una novela historica en el antiguo Egipto sin rozar siquiera ninguno de los topicos al uso.Con esta novela se conmemoran los 20 años de la creacion del personaje Marco Didio Falco y curiosamente sus 20 novelas publicadas en Edhasa ("La carrera del honor" no pertenece a la serie de Falco).Lindsey Davis ha recibido con esta obra el Premio Honorifico de Novela Historica Ciudad de Zaragoza.Peter Tremayne (Coventry, 1943) es el seudonimo empleado por uno de los mas prestigiosos historiadores de la cultura celta en sus obras de ficcion. Su nombre se ha popularizado gracias al ciclo narrativo dedicado a sor Fidelma, traducida a una docena de lenguas y considerada por criticos y lectores como la sucesora n...

Marcus Didius Falco and his laddish friend Petronius find their local fountain has been blocked- by a gruesomely severed human hand. Soon other body parts are being found in the aqueducts and sewers. Public panic overcomes official indifference, and the Aventine partners are commissioned to investigate.

"Friends, Romans, countrymen...welcome back to the world of ancient Rome in Lindsey Davis''s thoroughly enjoyable, award-winning series." DEATH TO THE EMPEROR! It''s the first century A.D. and Marcus Didius Falco, Ancient Rome''s favorite son and sometime palace spy, has just been dealt a lousy blow from the gods: The beautiful, high-born Helena Justina has left him in the dust. So when the Emperor Vespasian calls upon him to investigate an act of treason, Falco is more than ready for a distraction. Disguised as an idle vacationer in the company of his best friend Petronius, Falco travels from the Isle of Capreae to Neapolis and all the way to the great city of Pompeii...where a whole new series of Herculean events--involving yet another conspiracy, and a fateful meeting with his beloved Helena--are about to erupt.... "Davis mixes Modern sensibility [and] fascinating historical detail."--"Chicago"" Tribune" "Knockabout adventure."--"Kirkus Reviews" It''s the first century A.D. and Marcus Didius Falco, Ancient Rome''s favorite son and sometime palace spy, has just been dealt a lousy blow from the gods: The beautiful, high-born Helena Justina has left him in the dust. So when the Emperor Vespasian calls upon him to investigate an act of treason, Falco is more than ready for a distraction. Disguised as an idle vacationer in the company of his best friend Petronius, Falco travels from the Isle of Capreae to Neapolis and all the way to the great city of Pompeii...where a whole new series of Herculean events--involving yet another conspiracy, and a fateful meeting with his beloved Helena--are about to erupt....