Marcus Didius Falco is a private investigator in Ancient Rome. These five books have been adapted for radio and I recall listening to a couple of them about twelve years ago. They were good enough that they stuck in my mind, so I jumped at the chance of getting them in one collection. Falco is voiced by Anton Lesser, who makes a superb street-wise, slightly world-weary Falco. The ongoing will-they-won’t they love story continues throughout the five books with Falco anxious to marry and settle down and Helena Justina happy just as they are.
The stories are:
The Silver Pigs:
When a young girl asks for his help, Falco is involved in a case of smuggling, cheating and murder involving lead ingots from Britain.
Shadows in Bronze: Rome, AD 71. This carries on from The Silver Pigs. Falco secretly disposes of a decayed corpse for the Emperor Vespasian, then goes to the Bay of Naples to investigate the murderous members of a failed coup. Falco is in love with the beautiful Helena Justina, the daughter of a senator and way above him in rank.
Venus in Copper:
Falco accepts a commission to help a family of freed slaves.
The Iron Hand of Mars:
Falco is sent to Germania, one of the most hostile and dismal parts of the empire to deliver a new standard, an iron hand, to one of the legions. He finds Helena Justina’s brother, and hopes to find Helena Justina herself, as she’s gone off in a snit.
Poseidon’s Gold:
After the trip to Germania Falco and Helena return to Rome to find Falco’s mum being harassed by a centurion from his dead brother’s legion. Apparently Festus dies owing a considerable amount of money in a shady deal involving a statue of Poseidon. When the centurion is killed, Falco is accused of the murder, and must sort out the mystery or be executed.
Highly recommended.
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