Marcus Didius Falco Mystery #13
Mysterious Press
September 2003
Featuring: Marcus Didius Falco; Helena Justina
368 pages ISBN: 0446691704 EAN: 9780446691703 Trade Size (reprint) Add to Wish List
"Breezy...funny....The Rome of Davis's imagination is
licentious and entertaining," proclaims the San Jose
Mercury News of her bestselling mysteries featuring
Roman sleuth Marcus Didius Falco. Here, in his newest
adventure, an offensive case of habeas corpus sends Falco
on a dangerous odyssey to the edges of the Empire...
A BODY IN THE BATHHOUSE
Some things never change. With his new villa, Falco also
gets a timeless headache-building contractors. After the
departure of two shady plasterers, a rank odor in the
bathhouse soon leads to the discovery of a corpse under the
mosaic floor. Should Falco follow the culprits to remote
Britannica? Despite the British weather (damp), the
inhabitants (barbarians), and the wine (second-rate), Falco
takes his whole family and goes. In veritas, Falco has
another, secret reason for this exodus: His sister Maia has
rejected the affection of a powerful Roman official who
vows brutal revenge. Now to protect those he loves, Falco
must outrun an imperial enemy with a very long-and very
deadly-reach.