Saturnalia by Lindsey Davis

Saturnalia by Lindsey Davis

‘We should have time to manage it … and still get back to the party before the wine runs out.’

It is the Roman holiday of Saturnalia. The days are short; the nights are for wild parties. A general has captured a famous enemy of Rome, and brings her home to adorn his Triumph as a ritual sacrifice. The logistics go wrong; she acquires a mystery illness – then a young man is horrendously murdered and she escapes from house arrest.

Falco is pitted against his old rival, the Chief Spy Anacrites, in a race to find the fugitive before her presence angers the public and makes the government look stupid. Falco has other priorities, for Helena’s brother Justinus has also vanished. Against the riotous backdrop of the season of misrule, the search seems impossible and only Falco seems to notice that some dark agency is bringing death to the city streets…

Like visiting old friends in a familiar and endearing, if sometimes bizarre, environmentJokes and skulduggery crowd the pages * Guardian *
Every book in this series is a delight... fans will snap it up. Highly recommended * Library Journal *
Falco wisecracks his way through the empire's sleazy underside...Davis' crimes are wickedly convoluted - real fun * Time Magazine *
One of the best in this series, a nice mix of wit and wisecracks * Literary Review *
Rome is vividly brought to life - alien yet curiously familiar. And the story gallops along at a tremendous pace with humour and suspense dispensed in equal measure. Saturnalia is another rollicking good yarn * Daily Express *

Historical novelist Lindsey Davis is best known for her novels set in Ancient Rome, including the much-loved Marcus Didius Falco series, although she has also written about the English Civil War, including in 2014 A Cruel Fate, a book for the Quick Reads literacy initiative. Her examination of the paranoid reign of the roman emperor Domitian began with Master and God, a standalone novel, leading to her new series about Flavia Albia, set in that dark period. Her books are translated and have been dramatized on BBC Radio 4. Her many awards include the Premio Colosseo (from the city of Rome) and the Crime Writers' Cartier Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement. Most recently she was awarded the City of Ubeda Historical Novel Prize, also for lifetime achievement.

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ISBN 13	9780099493839
ISBN 10	0099493837
Title	Saturnalia
Author	Lindsey Davis
Series	Falco
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cornerstone
Year published	2008-02-07
Number of pages	352
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.