Císařský Řím ožívá… V dalším detektivním příběhu ze starověkého Říma se Falco s manželkou Helenou vydávají na cesty. Zájezdy za krásami a památkami Řecka byly mezi římskou smetánkou oblíbené už před dvěma tisíci lety. Falconova dovolená je však ryze pracovní. Nekalé praktiky cestovních kanceláří a především nevysvětlená úmrtí mladých žen ve vyhledávaných řeckých destinacích jsou hlavním důvodem, proč Falco zavítá do Olympie, Korintu, Delf a Athén. Vidět Delfy a zemřít by nemělo platit doslovně. Další příběh z řady vtipných antických detektivek, v nichž ožívá každodenní Řím po roce 70. A protože je Marcus Didius Falco nepokojná duše, informátor pracující často v císařských službách a řešící pestrou škálu zločinů, čtenář se ani chvilku nenudí.
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The ancient Roman world comes vividly to life with this latest novel in Lindsey Davis's wildly entertaining, award-winning series.
WHAT THE ORCALE KNOWS COULD KILL THEM...
It's A.D. 76 during the reign of Vespasian, and Marcus Didius Falco, a Roman "informer," has achieved much in his life. He's joined the equestrian rank, allowing him to marry Helena Justina, the Senator's beloved daughter. But now he's just been hired to undergo a dangerous mission: to pry his brother-in-law Aulus, a scholar on the way to study in Athens, away from a murder investigation involving two dead women at the ancient site of the Olympic Games. Traveling to Greece under the guise of being tourists, Falco and Helena visit the country's classic sites in order to investigate the suspicious goings-on and shady dealings of Seven Sights, a fly-by-night travel agency. What begins as a risky expedition becomes sinister when Aulus, too, goes missing in what becomes Falco's most complex and high-stakes case yet.
"Davis has mastered the art of ...blending humor with history."―Philadelphia Inquirer
"Elegant and intelligent...A bittersweet solution that's a tribute to the complexity and depth of this series."―Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
Lindsey Davis’s first Falco novel, The Silver Pigs, was published in 1989. In 1999 she received the Sherlock Award for Best Comic Detective for her creation, Marcus Didius Falco. Her last ten novels have all been Sunday Times hardcover bestsellers.
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