Marcus Didius Falco was born in March 41 CE into a plebian family, joined the army in 59 CE and served with the Second Augusta (Legio II Augusta, a legion subsequently disgraced) in Britain during the Boudiccan Revolt.
After being invalided out of the army, he set himself up as a Delator, a Private Informer, and a reluctant Imperial Agent.
Some of the best fictional detectives do their sleuthing in togas : in Falco’s case, a knee-length tunic.
Falco Novels in Order
(Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries)
The Silver Pigs – 70 CE – (set in Rome and Britannia)
My Amazon link : The Silver Pigs
My Review : Review of The Silver Pigs
Shadows in Bronze – 71 CE – (set in Rome and Neapolis)
My Amazon link : Shadows in Bronze
Venus in Copper – 71 CE (set in Rome)
My Amazon link : Venus in Copper
The Iron Hand of Mars – 71 CE (set in Rome and Germania)
My Amazon link : The Iron Hand of Mars
Poseidon’s Gold – 72 CE (set in Rome and Capua)
My Amazon link : Poseidon’s Gold
Last Act in Palmyra – 72 CE (set in Rome, the Decapolis and Palmyra)
My Amazon link : Last Act in Palmyra
Time to Depart – 72 CE (set in Rome)
My Amazon link : Time to Depart
A Dying Light in Corduba – 73 CE (set in Rome and Corduba)
My Amazon link : A Dying Light in Corduba
Three Hands in the Fountain – 73 CE (set in Rome)
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Two for the Lions – 73 CE (set in Rome, Carthage and Libya)
My Amazon link : Two for the Lions
One Virgin Too Many – 74 CE (set in Rome)
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Ode to a Banker – 74 CE (set in Rome)
My Amazon link : Ode to a Banker
A Body in the Bathhouse – 75 CE (set in Rome and Britannia)
My Amazon link : A Body in the Bathhouse
The Jupiter Myth – 75 CE (set in Britannia)
I can’t find this in eBook format, here’s the cheapest of the paperbacks
My Amazon link : The Jupiter Myth: (Falco 14) Paperback
The Accusers – 75 CE (set in Rome)
My Amazon link : The Accusers
Scandal Takes a Holiday – 76 CE (set in Rome and Ostia)
My Amazon link : Scandal Takes a Holiday
See Delphi and Die – 76 CE (set in Rome and Graecia)
Another one I can’t find in eBook format, here’s the cheapest of the paperback versions.
My Amazon link : See Delphi And Die: (Falco 17) Paperback
Saturnalia – 76 CE (set in Rome)
Another only found in paperback, here’s the cheapest I could find.
My Amazon link : Saturnalia: (Falco 18) Paperback (2008)
Alexandria – 77 CE (set in Alexandria)
My Amazon link : Alexandria
Nemesis – 77 CE (set in Rome and Latium)
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