Falco: The Next Generation--Flavia Albia has taken up her
father's profession. Only, now Rome is a more dangerous,
mercurial place than it was back in dear old dad's day . .
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Flavia Albia is the adopted daughter of Marcus
Didius Falco and Helena Justina. From her mother, she
learned how to blend in at all levels of society; from her
father, she learned the tricks of their mutual professional
trade. But her wits and (frequently) sharp tongue are hers
alone.
Now, working as a private informer in Rome
during the reign of Domitian, Flavia has taken over her
father's old ramshackle digs at Fountain Court in the
Surbura district, where she plies her trade with energy,
determination, and the usual Falco luck. Recently hired to
help investigate a fatal accident, she finds herself stuck
with a truly awful person for a client and facing a
well-heeled, well-connected opponent.
That is, until
her client unexpectedly dies under what might be called
"suspicious circumstances." While this is not a huge loss
for society, it is a loss for Flavia Albia's pocket. Even
worse, it's just one of a series of similar deaths for which
she now finds herself under suspicion. Before things go from
abysmal to worse, Flavia must sort out what is happening,
and who is responsible.