MysteryLarge Print EditionIf Travis McGee traveled in time back to the treacherous, civilized Rome in A.D. 72, he might be something like Marcus Didius Falco. Publishers WeeklyPetro, Marcus Didius Falcos oldest friend, has finally nailed one of Romes top criminals, Balbinus. But under Roman law, a citizen cant be imprisoned. Rather, they are allowed time to depart from the Empire to go into permanent exile. So when Petro and Falco put Balbinus on a ship, they thought it was the last theyd ever hear of him. But when the corpses of the people who helped put Balbinus away begin to pile up, it becomes obvious that he has returned. Once again, Petro and Falco must descend into the underworld of Vespasians Rome to get their man.
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One dark and gloomy dawn Petro and Falco put the evil Balbinus aboard ship, a criminal sent into exile. But an outbreak of robbery and murder suggest a new criminal ring has moved into Balbinus? territory. Petro and Falco are called in to investigate...
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Lindsey Davis is the author of the acclaimed historical novels The Course of Honor and Rebels and Traitors, as well as the internationally bestselling series of novels featuring Marcus Didius Falco. Born and raised in Birmingham, England, she grew up to earn an English degree at Oxford and spent time working for the civil service for thirteen years before she decided to be a writer. More than a dozen books later, her internationally bestselling novels featuring Marcus Didius Falco have earned her the Crime Writer' Association Ellis Peters Historical Dagger Award. She lives in London.
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