Deadly Election, Lindsey Davis
Deadly Election, Lindsey Davis
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Deadly Election

Author: Lindsey Davis

Narrator: Jane Collingwood

Unabridged: 11 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/14/2015

Synopsis

In the first century AD, during Domitian’s reign, Flavia Albia is ready for a short break from her family. So, in July, she returns to Rome, leaving them at their place on the coast. Albia, daughter of Marcus Didius Falco, who is now retired as private informer, has taken up her father’s former profession, and it’s time to get back to work. The first order of business, however, is the corpse found in a chest sent as part of a large lot to be sold by the Falco family auction house. As the senior family representative in Rome, it falls upon Albia to find out who, why, and by whom.At the same time, her potential suitor, Faustus, comes looking for help with his friend Sextus’ political campaign. Between the auction business and Roman politics, it’s not quite clear which is more underhanded. Both, however, are tied together by the mysterious body in the chest, and if Albia isn’t able to solve that mystery, it won’t be the only body to drop.

About Lindsey Davis

Lindsey Davis is an English novelist of historical fiction and best known for her award-winning historical crime stories set in ancient Rome and its empire, the acclaimed Marcus Didius Falco series and the Flavia Albia series. Her novels have won numerous awards, including the Crime Writers’ Association Ellis Peters Historical Dagger Award and in 2011 the Cartier Diamond Dagger from the Crime Writers Association for lifetime achievement. Born and raised in Birmingham, England, she read English at Oxford and worked for the civil service for thirteen years before becoming a writer.

Reviews

Goodreads review by H (no longer expecting notifications) Balikov on May 19, 2017

"Flavia Albia is an informer (investigator), daughter of another informer. She is living during the time when Domitian was the tyrant of the Roman Empire. This is over a century later than Gordianus, the finder (Steven Saylor). Finder or informer, we are talking about the profession of a private det......more

Goodreads review by Emma on March 30, 2021

I really enjoyed this reread, and loved the developing relationship between Flavia Albia and Faustus. The plot was complicated and involved lots of women called Julia! The audio was good.......more

Goodreads review by Mieneke on May 14, 2015

Deadly Election is book three in the Flavia Albia series and returns us to Rome about a month after the events of the previous book Enemies at Home. This book was a lot of fun, but in some ways far more about Albia and Faustus than about the case. We learn more about Albia’s role as her father’s......more

Goodreads review by Simon on March 17, 2019

At the end of the previous book in this series - Enemies at Home - Flavia Albia had been seriously ill, nursed initially by her new friend, Manlius Faustus, before being 'rescued' by her mother. After a few weeks recovering with her family at their country estate, she's bored, and returns to Rome, b......more

Goodreads review by Jemima on September 07, 2018

Whilst you could jump into the Flavia Alba series with book 2, I would not recommend you do so with book 3. Unfortunately my bookclub did just that. We start once again with a body, this time in some goods to be sold by Flavia Alba’s family. I must have missed something somewhere, as Uncle Falco own......more

Quotes

“Entertaining…Davis…does her usual smooth job of educating readers with historical tidbits (e.g., explaining that the word candidate derives from the word white, because those seeking elected office wore robes whitened with chalk).” Publishers Weekly

“As always, Davis vividly paints an ancient Rome full of grandiose architecture and ominous dark alleyways in the sweltering summer heat. Her characters are equally well designed, with distinct personalities that complement the winding mystery.” Library Journal

“Flavia Albia, daughter of Roman investigator Marcus Didius Falco (star of Davis’ long-running mystery series), continues to build her reputation as an investigator in her own right…Flavia isn’t a Marcus clone; she shares some of her father’s traits (especially his ingratiating sense of humor and his persistence in the face of overwhelming odds), but she’s her own person and quite an interesting one, too…A fine book.” Booklist

“In ancient Rome, elections can be murder…Flavia’s third case benefits from the heroine’s combination of archness and vulnerability and the author’s deep knowledge of the period.” Kirkus Reviews

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