The Third Nero, Lindsey Davis
The Third Nero, Lindsey Davis
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The Third Nero

Author: Lindsey Davis

Narrator: Lucy Brown

Unabridged: 12 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/11/2017

Synopsis

Intrigue—and possibly treason—swirl around the hall of power in Rome when yet another Nero pretender emerges to challenge the Emperor.In the year AD 90, following the Saturninus revolt in Germany, the Emperor Domitian has become more paranoid about traitors and dissenters around him. This leads to several senators and even provincial governors facing charges and being executed for supposed crimes of conspiracy and insulting the emperor. Wanting to root out all the supports of Saturninus from the Senate, one of Domitian’s men offers to hire Flavia Albia to do some intelligence work.Flavia Albia, daughter and chip off the old block of Marcus Didius Falco, would rather avoid any and all court intrigue, thank you very much. But she is in a bit of a bind. Her wedding is fast approaching, her fiancé is still recovering—slowly—from being hit by a lightning bolt, and she is the sole support of their household. So with more than a few reservations, she agrees to “investigate.”Adding to the confusion is yet another Nero pretender who has shown up in Parthia and is trying to rally support for his claim for the throne. With intrigue upon intrigue swirling around the capital city, it’s up to Albia to uncover what is—and isn’t—the real threat.

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 September 02, 2019

Davis has been writing about Rome in the first century C.E. for a long time. Her series on Flavia Albia has reached book 5 after writing many more about the guy who taught her the “informer” business, her father, Marcus Didius Falco. The title refers to attempts to instigate revolution or overthrow......more

Goodreads review by Karen on September 17, 2017

I've been reading about the family of Marcus Didius Falco for 30 years... Daughter Flavia Albia is now working in the Rome of Emperor Domitian. This volume picks up where #4 left off, as Albia's bridegroom recovers from being struck by lightning, and includes Parthians, cataphracts, war elephants, N......more

Goodreads review by Gordon on November 20, 2017

Lindsey Davis seems to have decided that Flavia Albia's adventures should do a tour of all the hills of ancient Rome, and explore what the different parts of the city got up to. The resulting tour is always fascinating, and she continues to serve up the soap opera of the family Didii. This is the Pa......more

Goodreads review by Clemens on December 29, 2018

This exciting Roman mystery is the 5th volume of the fascinating Flavia Albia series. This series is getting better and better all the time concerning suspense and excitement, and every now and then there are some comparisons towards her famous (fictional) foster-father Falco, which makes me glad. Sto......more

Goodreads review by Christina on June 11, 2017

I really wanted to like this one, but it didn't grab me. Usually I am a huge fan, but on this book I feel she dropped the ball. The plot was convoluted and not particularly interesting, and there was less witty banter than usual. I still love Davis's vision of Flavian Rome and will read the next one......more

Quotes

“Davis is both a deft storyteller and a scholar.” Newsday

“Davis has never been better at using actual political turmoil in the service of a page-turning plot than in her fifth novel set in first-century Rome featuring freelance investigator Flavia Alba…Davis successfully maintains a high level of tension throughout.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)

“Davis has created a fascinating world, populated it with original characters, and laid out a captivating plot.” Library Journal

“Ancient Rome comes alive for the reader as Flavia triumphs once again in a riotous city full of Parthian archers with fiery arrows and a mad elephant on the loose. Much humor here, in Davis’ inimitable style.” Booklist

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