Shadows in Bronze, Lindsey Davis
Shadows in Bronze, Lindsey Davis
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Shadows in Bronze

Author: Lindsey Davis

Narrator: Simon Prebble

Unabridged: 13 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/04/2015

Synopsis

It’s the first century AD, and Marcus Didius Falco, ancient Rome’s favorite son and sometimes palace spy, has just been dealt a lousy blow from the gods: the beautiful, high-born Helena Justina has left him in the dust. So when the Emperor Vespasian calls upon him to investigate an act of treason, Falco is more than ready for a distraction. Disguised as an idle vacationer in the company of his best friend Petronius, Falco travels from the Isle of Capreae to Neapolis and all the way to the great city of Pompeii … where a whole new series of Herculean events—involving yet another conspiracy and a fateful meeting with his beloved Helena—is about to erupt.Lindsey Davis’ Shadows in Bronze is historical mystery at its best.

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 Chris on August 04, 2024

Whew!! 2.5 stars. I am finally finished with this story which was as meandering in the first half as Falco's journeys as he seeks conspirators against the Emperor and a possible murderer as well. The first half was so slow that I was as frustrated as Falco in his efforts to complete his job. Fortuna......more

Goodreads review by aPriL does feral sometimes on May 21, 2020

' Shadows in Bronze' is both number two in the Marcus Didius Falco Roman detective series as well as part two in the story begun in . I think the writing is better in this novel than in the first, but half of the jokes are still Greek to me. I don't get them, although the characters do. A lot of......more

Goodreads review by George on May 22, 2024

Shadows in Bronze is one in a series of novels about Marcus Didius Falco, a private detective during the golden age of the Roman Empire. Falco is a confidant to and trusted by Emperor Vespasian. The novel opens as Falco undertakes a most unpleasant task at the behest of the Emperor; he must dispose......more

Goodreads review by Clemens on October 08, 2021

Read this book in 2011, and its the 2nd part of the wonderful Marcus Didius Falco series. Set in the year AD 70, Falco is summoned by Emperor Vespasian to investigate a case of treason, he's more than happy to do so in effort to forget the beautiful and bright, Helene Justina. Accompanied by his best......more

Goodreads review by Assaph on December 10, 2017

Shadows in Bronze picks up where The Silver Pigs left off. This is one thing I like about this series - the continuity of life. In this second novel, Falco continues his investigations in the aftermath of the stolen silver ingots. Expect more noir detective story-style, with an increasing romantic an......more

Quotes

“Davis makes Rome live.” Washington Post Book World

“Davis mixes modern sensibility [and] fascinating historical detail.” Chicago Tribune

“Davis’ vision of everyday life in the Roman Empire is superb. I haven’t read historical fiction this good since I, Claudius by Robert Graves and The Persian Boy by Mary Renault—and this is a lot funnier.” Detroit Free Press

“No caveats for readers of Davis’ second playful, well-plotted mystery featuring imperial agent Marcus Didius Falco…Action-packed entertainment, enlivened by Davis’ vivid characterization of both major and minor players, and [her] clear delight in—and easy authority with—the story’s time and place.” Publishers Weekly

“The real beauty of this novel lies in its well-etched characters…In addition, Davis gives us the wonderful wit of narrator Falco and a delightful evocation of ancient Rome’s sights, sounds, and smells.” Library Journal

“It’s great fun to read of Falco’s dubious detecting skills, aided by his sharp eye for noticing and reporting on the world around him.” School Library Journal

“Lindsey again melds hard-boiled detective style with an atmospheric background of not-so-glorious Roman splendor, making her novel an unusual treat for fans of detective fiction off the beaten path.” Booklist

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