Lindsey Davis
Lindsey Davis was born and raised in Birmingham, England. After taking an English degree at Oxford and working for the civil service for thirteen years, she “ran away to be a writer.” Her internationally bestselling novels featuring ancient Roman detective Marcus Didius Falco include Venus in Copper, The Iron Hand of Mars, Nemesis and Alexandria. She is also the author of Rebels and Traitors, set during the English Civil War. Davis is the recipient of the Crime Writers’ Association Cartier Diamond Dagger Award, the highest accolade for crime writers, as well as the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger Award and the Authors' Club Best First Novel award.
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August 7, 2020
Join internationally bestselling author Lindsey Davis, award-winning author of the beloved Marcus Didius Falco series, for a virtual discussion of her latest Flavia Alba historical mystery set in ancient Rome, The Grove of the Caesars.
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The Grove of the Caesars
In the sacred grove of Julius Caesar, something deadly stirs in the undergrowth—a serial killer, who haunted the gardens for years, has claimed another victim—in Lindsey Davis’s next...
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The Grove of the Caesars
Flavia Albia Series
Lindsey Davis
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Minotaur Books
In the sacred grove of Julius Caesar, something deadly stirs in the undergrowth—a serial killer, who haunted the gardens for years, has claimed another victim—in Lindsey Davis’s next...
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A Capitol Death
Flavia Albia Series
Lindsey Davis
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Minotaur Books
In Rome, ruled by the erratic Emperor Domitian, Flavia Albia is dragged into the worst sort of investigation—a politically charged murder—in Lindsey Davis’s next historical mystery,...
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Invitation to Die
Lindsey Davis
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Minotaur Books
Roman emperor Domitian throws a terrifying banquet for the Senators—one that everyone is certain they won't survive—in Lindsey Davis's Invitation to Die: A Novella of Ancient Rome.
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Pandora's Boy
Flavia Albia Series
Lindsey Davis
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Minotaur Books
A suspicious death and subsequent murder send Flavia Albia down a twisted path to expose corruption and betrayal in Lindsey Davis’s next historical mystery, Pandora's Boy.
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The Third Nero
Flavia Albia Series
Lindsey Davis
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Minotaur Books
Intrigue—and possibly treason—swirl around the hall of power in Rome when yet another Nero pretender emerges to challenge the Emperor.
In 90 A.D., following the Saturninus...
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The Graveyard of the Hesperides
Flavia Albia Series
Lindsey Davis
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Minotaur Books
In first century Rome, Flavia Albia, the daughter of Marcus Didius Falco, has taken up her father's former profession as an informer. On a typical day, it's small cases---cheating spouses, employees...
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Deadly Election
Flavia Albia Series
Lindsey Davis
St. Martin's Publishing Group
St. Martin's Griffin
In the first century A.D., during Domitian's reign, Flavia Albia is ready for a short break from her family. So despite the oppressive July heat, she returns to Rome, leaving them at their place...
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Time to Depart
Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries
Lindsey Davis
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Minotaur Books
Petronius Longus, captain of the Aventine watch and Falco's oldest friend, has finally nailed one of Rome's top criminals. Under Roman law, citizens are not imprisoned but are allowed "time to...
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Poseidon's Gold
Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries
Lindsey Davis
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Minotaur Books
Rome, AD 72. Falco returns home from a six-month mission to the German legions. But trouble is in store for him: his apartment has been wrecked by squatters, and an ex-legionary friend of his colorfully...
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A Dying Light in Corduba
Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries
Lindsey Davis
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Minotaur Books
Inimitable sleuth Falco is back with a vengeance. One night, a man is killed and Rome's Chief Spy left for dead. This leaves no one except Falco to conduct the investigation. Soon he is plunged into...
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Last Act in Palmyra
Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries
Lindsey Davis
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Minotaur Books
The spirit of adventure calls Falco on a new spying mission to the untamed East in search of the Emperor Vespasian . He's picking up extra fees from his old friend Thalia the snake dancer as he searches...
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Enemies at Home
Flavia Albia Series
Lindsey Davis
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Minotaur Books
"There are rules for private informers accepting a new case. Never take on clients who cannot pay you. Never do favours for friends. Don't work with relatives. If, like me, you are a woman, keep...
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The Marcus Didius Falco Series, Books 1-3
Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries
Lindsey Davis
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Minotaur Books
Discover Lindsey Davis's beloved, long-running series featuring private informer Marcus Didius Falco, set in first-century CE Rome.
The Silver Pigs:...
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The Ides of April
Flavia Albia Series
Lindsey Davis
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Minotaur Books
Falco: The Next Generation––Flavia Albia has taken up her father's profession. Only, now Rome is a more dangerous, mercurial place than it was back in dear old dad's day . . .
Flavia Albia...
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Master and God
Lindsey Davis
St. Martin's Publishing Group
St. Martin's Press
From New York Times bestselling novelist Lindsey Davis comes an epic novel of first-century Rome and the Emperor Domitian, known to all of the Roman world as Master and God
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Nemesis
Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries
Lindsey Davis
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Minotaur Books
The much awaited latest installment in this New York Times bestselling series brings Marcus Didius Falco back to the city of Rome and its deadly, convoluted intrigues
In the high summer...
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Shadows in Bronze
Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries
Lindsey Davis
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Minotaur Books
"Some men are born lucky, others are called Didius Falco."
It's the first century CE in Rome and informer and occasional imperial agent Marcus Didius Falco is miserable. The high-born woman...
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The Silver Pigs
Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries
Lindsey Davis
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Minotaur Books
The Silver Pigs is the classic novel which introduced readers around the world to Marcus Didius Falco, a private informer with a knack for trouble, a tendency for bad luck, and a frequently...
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The Iron Hand of Mars
Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries
Lindsey Davis
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Minotaur Books
When Germanic troops in the service of the Empire begin to rebel, and a Roman general disappears, Emperor Vespasian turns to the one man he can trust: Marcus Didius Falco, a private informer whose...
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Venus in Copper
Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries
Lindsey Davis
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Minotaur Books
Rome, AD 71. Marcus Didius Falco is deperate to leave the notorious Lautumiae prison - though being bailed out by his mother is a slight indignity...
Things go from bad to worse though...
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Alexandria
Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries
Lindsey Davis
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Minotaur Books
In first century A.D. Rome, during the reign of Vespasian, Marcus Didius Falco works as a private "informer," ferreting out hidden truths and bringing villains to ground. But even informers take...
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Rebels and Traitors
Lindsey Davis
St. Martin's Publishing Group
St. Martin's Press
An epic novel of the turbulent English Civil War seen through the lives of those that fought for peace and struggled for love
Set...
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The Course of Honour
Lindsey Davis
St. Martin's Press
St. Martin's Griffin
In ancient Rome, ambitious citizens who aspired to political power, to become one of the ruling elite—a senator, had to follow what was known as "The Course of Honor." This course had only one...
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See Delphi and Die
Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries
Lindsey Davis
St. Martin's Publishing Group
St. Martin's Griffin
It's A.D. 76 during the reign of Vespasian, and Marcus Didius Falco, a Roman "informer," has achieved much in his life. He's joined the equestrian rank, allowing him to marry Helena Justina, the...
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