Two for the Lions

Informationen zum Autor Historical novelist Lindsey Davis is best known for her novels set in Ancient Rome, including the much-loved Marcus Didius Falco series, although she has also written about the English Civil War, including in 2014 A Cruel Fate , a book for the Quick Reads literacy initiative. Her examination of the paranoid reign of the roman emperor Domitian began with Master and God , a standalone novel, leading to her new series about Flavia Albia, set in that dark period. Her books are translated and have been dramatized on BBC Radio 4. Her many awards include the Premio Colosseo (from the city of Rome) and the Crime Writers' Cartier Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement. Most recently she was awarded the City of Ubeda Historical Novel Prize, also for lifetime achievement. Klappentext The rivalry between gladiator trainers turns deadly, and the investigation leads Falco from the streets of Rome to the sands of North Africa. 'If only all bestsellers were this satisfying' "Time Out" Zusammenfassung Whom did he eat, in fact?’Lumbered with working alongside reptilian Chief Spy Anacrites, Falco has the perfect plan to make money – he will assist Vespasian in the Emperor’s ‘Great Census’ of AD 73.

Product details

• Authors: Lindsey Davis, Davis Lindsey
• Publisher: Arrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 05.02.2009
• EAN: 9780099515265
• ISBN: 978-0-09-951526-5
• No. of pages: 400
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 24 mm
• Series: Falco; Marcus Didius Falco; Falco
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / General, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION / Historical / General, Historical fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Modern and contemporary Fiction (post 1945)