Lindsey Davis

A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery

The Silver Pigs

The Silver Pigs (Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries)

Sarah Christine Gill

Once (if) you can get past the kinda queasy banter with women* it's hard not to like this salty chancer solving mysteries in ancient Rome. Got a bit lost in the plot somewhere down a silver mine but love the rich, smelly, noisy ancient world Lindsey Davies can (re)build in her books and her gift for dialogue. 

*In fairness they give as good as they get and almost universally treat him with utter derision. It just hasn't aged that well??

One of the Roman novels from the bestselling historical fiction Falco series. Discover one of the world's favourite detectives, as his first case leads him into conspiracy, murder and adventure ... In 1989 THE SILVER PIGS introduced the world to laid-back first-century detective Marcus Didius Falco, his partner Helena Justina, his law and order pal Petronius, and his indomitable Mother - who became some of the most celebrated characters in historical fiction. Now reissued in a special new edition to celebrate publication of Falco's twentieth investigation, THE SILVER PIGS sees Falco cynically eyeing up the new Roman emperor, Vespasian. Our hero, a private informer, rescues a young girl in trouble and is catapulted into a dangerous game involving stolen imperial ingots, a dark political plot and, most hazardous of all, a senator's daughter connected to the traitors Falco has sworn to expose ...

The Silver Pigs A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery

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