Lindsey Davis

"I’ve always wanted to see something of the Empire outside Rome"....

Marcus Didius Falco discovers that rank brings problems, the most gruesome of which is a corpse....

He has no money, no reputation and no famous ancestors....

A suspicious death occurs at the famous Great Library. The authorities rapidly hand Falco the investigation; he is after all the well-known informer from Rome....

I was the new boy, so they saddled me with the worst jobs....

Falco: the new generation - Introducing Flavia Albia....

Flavia Albia's day-old marriage is in trouble - her husband may be permanently disabled, and they have no funds. So when Palace officials ask her to expose a plotter in their midst, she is obliged....

I was just a freelance hero doing his best in a hard world....

It is 73 AD in Ancient Rome and inimitable sleuth Marcus Didius Falco is back with a vengeance....

Ten years after the eruption of Vesuvius, the surrounding countryside lies buried and barren. But the destroyed cities and luxury villas on the Bay of Naples are not utterly lost.

In the high summer of AD 77, Marcus Didius Falco is beset by personal problems. Newly bereaved and facing unexpected upheavals, it is a relief for him to consider someone else’s misfortunes....

Marcus Didius Falco and his friend Petronius find their local fountain has been blocked....

Set against the terrible struggle of the English Civil War, Rebels and Traitors is the story of how this turbulent era effected everyone....

In the long, hot Roman summer of AD 74, Falco, private informer and spare-time poet, gives a reading for his family and friends. Things get out of hand, as usual.....

Rats are always bigger than you expect. Falco, ancient Rome's hangdog investigator, hates sharing a cell with a rodent ....

Greece, home of the ancient Olympic Games, is a favourite destination for Seven Sights Travel, a seedy company which provides escorted tours for wealthy travellers....

Marcus Didius Alexander Postumus is a special boy. He is 12 or perhaps 11. He has two mothers and various possible fathers, so he worries who will take care of him....

With hideous murders in the streets of Rome, a lone female traveller arrives with an agenda of her own. But when her corpse is dragged out of the river bearing signs of foul play, Flavia Albia is drawn in, concerned about her fellow Briton's fate.

Julius Caesar left his gardens to the citizens of Rome, a peaceful sanctuary across the Tiber....

Life is sweet for Flavia Albia and her soon-to-be husband Faustus. But his new job as a building contractor runs into a problem....