Last Act in Palmyra, Lindsey Davis
Last Act in Palmyra, Lindsey Davis
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Last Act in Palmyra
A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery

Author: Lindsey Davis

Narrator: Simon Prebble

Unabridged: 13 hr 15 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/01/2015

Synopsis

Last Act in Palmyra is the sixth book in the bestselling Falco series by Lindsey Davis. The spirit of adventure calls Marcus Didius Falco on a new spying mission for Emperor Vespasian to the untamed East. He picks up extra fees from his old friend Thalia the snake dancer as he searches for Sophrona, her lost water organist. With the chief spy Anacrites paying his fare, Falco knows anything can go wrong.A dangerous brush with the brother, the sinister ruler of Nabataean Petra, sends Falco and his girlfriend Helena on a hasty camel ride to Syria. They join a traveling theater group, which keeps losing members in non-accidental drownings. The bad acting and poor audiences are almost as bad as the desert and its scorpions—then as the killer hovers, Falco tries to write a play.

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.

About Simon Prebble

Simon Prebble, a British-born performer, is a stage and television actor and veteran narrator of some three hundred audiobooks. As one of AudioFile’s Golden Voices, he has received thirty-seven Earphones Awards and won the prestigious Audie in 2010. He lives in New York.

Reviews

Goodreads review by H (no longer expecting notifications) Balikov on October 17, 2018

This story is well into the saga of Marcus Didius Falco, solver of mysteries great and small in the Roman Empire circa 72 C.E. For me, it has been the least satisfying of Davis’ efforts. Have you heard of The Decapolis? These are ten cities, not yet a formal part of the Empire, that are located with......more

Goodreads review by Clemens on October 09, 2021

Read this book in 2013, and its the 6th episode of the wonderful Marcus Didius Falco series. In this mystery Falco and his girlfriend, Helena Justina, are sent to the untamed east and on a spying mission by the Emperor Vespasian. Also during this trip Falco is picking up extra fees from his old friend......more

Goodreads review by Iris on March 15, 2022

One of the best of the entire series and I think it works even better as an audiobook. The characters seem warmer and more humane. And though Davis' writing tics are still present--as with any long term relationship where small habits can grate--mentioning them serves only the gods of unkindness. Her......more

Goodreads review by Assaph on December 11, 2017

In the sixth novel of the Falco series, Falco travels to the exotic East. Palmyra (modern-day Syria), though to get there he travels around a bit in Judea / Jordan. It's one of those site that even though I lived right across the border, I knew that there was little chance of me ever visiting. Now,......more

Goodreads review by Xabi1990 on March 28, 2020

7/10 en 2008. En total he leído 9 libros de esta autora y su detective romano Didio Falco. Este fué el segundo que cayó en mis manos y, como la mayoría, divertido. Al final acabas cogiiendo cariño a los personajes principales, no solo a Falco. Aunque no los leí en orden, curiosamente los que más me gu......more

Quotes

“Splendid…mystery, pace and wit.” Ellis Peters, award-winning author of Death and the Joyful Woman

“Roman history and culture are nice accessories for the more durable tool that Davis employs—hilariously good writing.” Washington Post Book World

“If Travis McGee traveled in time back to treacherous, civilized Rome in AD 72, he might be something like Marcus Didius Falco…Readers get a history lesson they may wish they had had in high school, all the while being treated to a polished narrative.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Excellent historical fiction.” Library Journal

“An unusual angle and some spirited writing characterize Davis’ latest entry in her popular mystery series set in ancient Rome…A delightful adventure that’s charming, witty, intriguing, and clever.” Booklist

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