One Virgin Too Many, Lindsey Davis
One Virgin Too Many, Lindsey Davis
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One Virgin Too Many
A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery

Author: Lindsey Davis

Narrator: Simon Prebble

Unabridged: 11 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/26/2016

Synopsis

International bestselling author Lindsey Davis has done in the mystery genre what Caesar did in Gaul: came, saw, and conquered! Her innovative series put hard-boiled detective Marcus Didius Falco, “the Sam Spade of ancient Rome” (Publishers Weekly), on the mean streets of the Eternal City. Now Davis returns to AD 74 with a riveting investigation into a missing child.Men are fools for love. And that includes Marcus Didius Falco. To please his beloved, the tough shamus has become Procurer of the Sacred Poultry (i.e., babysitter of the temple geese). It’s steady work and good pay, but Falco is soon restless. So when a beautiful child, chosen to enter the secret order of Vestal Virgins, disappears, he grabs the case. He quickly discovers that greed and religious fervor are only a thread away from madness. And a little girl’s life may be cut short, not by Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, but by a sinister human hand—unless Falco finds her in time.

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 Clemens

Read this book in 2013, and its the 11th volume of the sublime Marcus Didius Falco series. This mystery is set in Rome once more, and Falco now a respected citizen, especially within the religious hierarchy, by being appointed by Emperor Vespasian as Rome's keeper of the sacred geese. Caught up betwee......more

Goodreads review by Scot

Eleventh in the series, and a very entertaining and informative installment. In this one Vespasian has made Falco, newly promoted to equestrian status, Procurator of the Sacred Poultry, overseer of the select fowls associated with certain first century Roman state rituals. This connects to a larger......more

Goodreads review by Assaph

Falco explores one of the most ancient of mysteries in Roman society, the Vestal Virgins. Expect a review of Rome's religious institutions circa the time of Vespasian. The Vestal Virgins were still prominent, respected, and iconic figures in Roman life. They sit in the front row at the circus with t......more

Goodreads review by Murphy

I found that the plot and characters muddied a bit in my mind around the middle third, but the climax (as always) wrapped everything up in a nice, neat, thrilling, bloody red bow! The best and most joyously satisfying aspect of this series, for me, is the depth of humanity of the characters. They li......more

Quotes

“One of the most entertaining books of the year.” Sunday Telegraph (London)

“[An] excellent series…For sharply etched characters, wry humor, and a powerfully evoked Rome, this historical can’t be beaten.” Library Journal

“A fun read.” Booklist

“Surely the best historical detective in the business.” Daily Telegraph (London), on Lindsey’s Falco

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