Russell's ebook Library
1 - The Silver Pigs
Lindsey Davis
Falco [1]: Discover one of the world's favourite detectives, as his first case leads him into conspiracy, murder and adventure...THE SILVER PIGS introduces the world to laid-back first-century detective Marcus Didius Falco, his partner Helena Justina...
2 - Shadows in Bronze
Lindsey Davis
Falco [2]: Rome, AD 71. Against his better judgement, Marcus Didius Falco secretly disposes of a decayed corpse for the Emperor Vespasian, then heads for the beautiful Bay of Naples with his best friend Petronius. He conveniently forgets to mention t...
3 - Venus in Copper
Lindsey Davis
Falco [3]: 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 when a group of nouveau riche ex-slaves hire him to ou...
4 - The Iron Hand of Mars
Lindsey Davis
Falco [4]: 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 rates are low enough that even the stingy ...
5 - Poseidon's Gold
Lindsey Davis
Falco [5]: Rome, AD 72:Marcus Didius Falco has returned home from a six-month mission to the German legions. When an ex-legionary friend of his is found viciously stabbed to death, Falco is the prime suspect.Now, he has only three days to prove he is...
6 - Last Act in Palmyra
Lindsey Davis
Falco [6]: There comes a time when every smart detective needs to get out of town, even in A.D. 72. With money and woman troubles mounting in Rome, Falco takes on two cases that will send him east. One is to track down a runaway circus musician, a be...
7 - Time to Depart
Lindsey Davis
Falco [7]: Balbinus Pius, the dirtiest underworld organizer in Emperor Vespasian's Rome, has been convicted of a capital crime at last, thanks to public servant Petronius Longus, better known to Marcus Didius Falco as his old army buddy Petro.A quirk...
8 - A Dying Light in Corduba
Lindsey Davis
Falco [8]: Nobody was poisoned at the dinner for the Society of Oliver Oil Producers of Baetica, though in retrospect this was quite a surprise...Inimitable sleuth Marcus Didius Falco is back with a vengeance. On one night, a man is killed and Rome's...
9 - Three Hands in the Fountain
Lindsey Davis
Falco [9]: 'The fountain was not working. Nothing unusual in that...'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 aque...
10 - Two for the Lions
Lindsey Davis
Falco [10]: Caged in frustration by having to work alongside the reptilian Chief Spy Anacrites, Marcus Didius Falco devises the perfect escape; become a tax collector in the "Great Census of A.D. 73".If his services are accepted by Vespasian and Titu...
11 - One Virgin Too Many
Lindsey Davis
Falco [11]: Marcus Didius Falco, the cynical, hard-boiled investigator from the rough end of Rome, is back from a difficult mission in North Africa.As a result of his hard work, Emperor Vespasian awards Falco with the title of Procurator of Poultry f...
12 - Ode to a Banker
Lindsey Davis
Falco [12]: In the long, hot Roman Summer of AD74, Marcus Didius Falco, private informer and spare-time poet, gives a reading for his family and friends.Things get out of hand as usual. The event is taken over by Aurelius Chrysippus, a wealthy Greek ...
13 - A Body in the Bathhouse
Lindsey Davis
Falco [13]: The 13th novel featuring Roman sleuth Marcus Didius Falco explores the fervor of home improvement that's sweeping the Roman Empire and Falco's own household, specifically the bath house - where a body turns up.
14 - The Jupiter Myth
Lindsey Davis
Falco [14]: Davis' 14th novel in the Marcus Didius Falco series is a noir tale of gangsters, gladiators, and love.For Falco, a relaxed visit to Helena's relatives in Britain turns serious at the scene of a downtown murder.
15 - The Accusers
Lindsey Davis
Falco [15]: Fresh from his trip to Britain, Marcus Didius Falco needs to re-establish his presence in Rome. A minor role in the trial of a senator entangles him in the machinations of two real life lawyers at the top of their trade. The senator is co...
16 - Scandal Takes a Holiday
Lindsey Davis
Falco [16]: Ancient Rome's organized crime syndicates have never been more dangerous or more conning than in this latest adventure featuring First Century sleuth Marcus Didius Falco.
17 - See Delphi and Die
Lindsey Davis
Falco [17]: 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 Senator’s beloved daughter.But now he’s jus...
18 - Saturnalia
Lindsey Davis
Falco [18]: It is the Roman holiday of Saturnalia. Marcus Didius Falco and Helena have returned from Greece only to find that Helena’s brother Justinus’s marital problems have exploded. Justinus’s first love, Veleda, a tribal leader and prophetess fr...
19 - Alexandria
Lindsey Davis
Falco [19]: 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 vacations with their wives, so Falco and h...
20 - Nemesis
Lindsey Davis
Falco [20]: 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 intriguesIn the high summer of A.D. 77, Roman informer Marcus Didius Falco is bes...
