Venus in copper a Marcus Didius Falco novel
"Rome, AD 71. Marcus Didius Falco is desperate to leave the notorious Lautumiae prison - though being bailed out by his mother is a slight indignity. Things go from bad to worse though when a group of nouveau riche ex-slaves hire him to outwit a fortune-hunting redhead, whose husbands have a ha...
| Main Author: | Davis, Lindsey. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Minotaur Books,
2011.
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| Series: |
Marcus Didius Falco mystery ;
3. |
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| Summary: |
"Rome, AD 71. Marcus Didius Falco is desperate to leave the notorious Lautumiae prison - though being bailed out by his mother is a slight indignity. Things go from bad to worse though when a group of nouveau riche ex-slaves hire him to outwit a fortune-hunting redhead, whose husbands have a habit of dying accidentally, leaving him up against a female contortionist, her extra-friendly snake, indigestible cakes and rent racketeers. And, all the while, trying to lure Helena Justina to live with him, a dangerous proposition given the notorious instability of Roman real estate. In a case of murder as complicated as he ever faced, this classic tale shows Falco at his very finest"--Back cover. |
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| Item Description: |
"Originally published in Great Britain by Hutchinson in 1991"--T.p. verso. |
| Physical Description: |
353 pages |
| ISBN: |
9780312647285 031264728X |
| Author Notes: |
(Publisher Provided) |