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Lindsey Davis - One Virgin Too Many, E-bok

E-bok, Engelska, 2011

One Virgin Too Many

Marco Didius Falco: Book XI

Av Lindsey Davis

Del 11 i serien Falco

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Fans of S. J. Parris, Donna Leon, Steven Saylor and C. J. Sansom will devour this captivating mystery, full of twists and turns. From multimillion-copy bestselling author of the Falco series Lindsey Davis.__________________________________'Wonderful. A great, fun all round!' - Daily Telegraph'Surely the best historical detective in the business' - Daily Telegraph'An excellent who-dunnit!' - ***** Reader review'A relaxing and absorbing read' - ***** Reader review'Difficult to put down!!' - ***** Reader review'Completely addictive' - ***** Reader review__________________________________A lost child in a deadly lottery. A frightened child approaches Roman informer Marcus Didius Falco, pleading for help. Nobody believes Gaia's story that a relation wants to kill her - and neither does he.Beset by his own family troubles, by his new responsibilities as Procurator of the Sacred Poultry, and by the continuing search for a new partner, he turns her away...Immediately he regrets it. Gaia's been selected as the new Vestal Virgin, and when she disappears Falco is asked to investigate.Finding Gaia is soon a race against time, ending in Falco's most frightening exploit yet.
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  • Utgivningsdatum: 2011-03-01
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Filformat: EPUB
  • Kopieringsskydd: LCP
  • ISBN: 9781446455272
  • Förlag: Cornerstone
  • Serie: Falco
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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.

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"One of the most entertaining books of the year" -- Susanna Yager Sunday Telegraph "One of the best of the current writers in this field" -- Donna Leon Sunday Times "Wonderful, great fun all round" Daily Telegraph "Surely the best historical detective in the business" Daily Telegraph

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