The Silver Pigs
Book description
When Marcus Didius Falco, a Roman "informer" who has a nose for trouble that's sharper than most, encounters Sosia Camillina in the Forum, he senses immediately all is not right with the pretty girl. She confesses to him that she is fleeing for her life, and Falco makes the rash…
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1 author picked The Silver Pigs as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
My lovely friend always recommended great books and nagged me to read Davis' Falco series— but I never did. Then my friend died suddenly. I finally read the first book, The Silver Pigs, and I was blown away.
The background of Ancient Rome and Roman Britain is firmly grounded in history but remarkably sensual and detailed. And the characters! They jump over the page edge and join you on the sofa.
Falco is the witty narrator with a wonderful turn of phrase. He’s Plebeian, tough, and intelligent. Though no great lover of romances, I was gripped by his sexy ‘Up-Town…
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