Poseidon's Gold

By Lindsey Davis,

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"GREAT STUFF...A classic hard-boiled, smart-mouth detective who happens to work in ancient Rome."
--Molly Ivins
Los Angeles Daily News
After six months in wild Germania, imperial gumshoe Marcus Didius Falco is back in Rome sweet Rome. But his apartment has been ransacked. And although he desperately needs 400,000 sesterces in…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Poseidon's Gold as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Because it has all the horrors and joys of the modern family and the scramble to make a living - but in Ancient Rome. Just suppose only your Dad can save your life but he is the biggest con man you know... Plus the romance and friendship is superbly written.

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