Lindsey Davis: The Jupiter Myth (UK 2013)

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GANGSTERS AND GLADIATING... BOTH BLOODY
For Falco, a relaxed visit to Helena's relatives in Britain turns serious at the scene of a downtown murder. The renegade henchman of Rome's vital ally King Togidubnus has been stuffed head-first down a barroom well - leading to a tricky diplomatic situation which Falco must defuse. One murder leads to others. Londinium now has a forum and an amphitheatre; the town is a magnet for legitimate traders - and for criminals from Rome.

With his vigiles pal Petronius, Falco leads the hunt for gangsters who are intent on taking over. This will bring unwelcome encounters with faces from the past and grave threats to their present relationships.

Danger and death lurk throughout their pursuit, all the way from the brand new wharves beside the River Thames to the familiar old haunts of organised crime back home in Italy...

Lindsey Davis: The Jupiter Myth. A Marcus Didius Falco Novel. Arrow, ISBN: 9780099515197 (April, 2013), 405 p., £8.99.

Lindsey Davis: The Jupiter Myth (UK 2010)

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Londonium noir... the mean streets of roman Britain.
Marcus Didius Falco is about to get involved in a Londinium noir tale of gangsters, gladiators and love...
For Falco, a relaxed visit to Helena's relatives in Britain turns serious at the scene of a downstown murder. The renegade henchman of Rome's vital ally, King Togidubnus, has been stuffed head-first down a bar-room well - leading to a tricky diplomatic situation which Falco must diffuse. One murder leads to others, and with his vigiles pal Petronius, Falco leads the hunt for gangsters who are intent on taking over, while danger and death lurk throughout their pursuit.

Lindsey Davis: The Jupiter Myth. Arrow; ISBN: 9780099515197 (June, 2010); 416 p., £7.99.

Lindsey Davis: The Jupiter Myth (USA 2004)

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The latest book in the popular Marcus Didius Falco series - a classic noir tale of gangsters, gladiators, and romance.

Lindsey Davis: The Jupiter Myth. A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery Novel. Bantam Books; ISBN: 0446692972 (April, 2004); 336 p., $12.95.

Lindsey Davis: The Jupiter Myth (UK 2003)

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For Falco, a relaxed visit to Helena's relatives in Britain turns serious at the scene of a downtown murder. The renegade henchman of Rome's vital ally, King Togidubnus, has been stuffed head-first down a bar-room well - leading to a tricky diplomatic situation which Falco must diffuse. One murder leads to others. Londinium now has a forum and an amphitheatre; the town is a magnet for legitimate traders - and for criminals from Rome. Drinking dens are plundered by extortionists; prostitution reigns in the dark streets; the army turns a blind eye. With his vigiles pal Petronius,Falco leads the hunt for gangsters who are intent on taking over. This will bring unwelcome encounters with faces from the past and grave threats to their present relationships. Danger and death lurk throughout their pursuit, all the way from the brand new wharves beside the River Thamesis to the familiar old haunts of organised crime back home in Italy...

Lindsey Davis: The Jupiter Myth. Arrow; ISBN: 0099298406 (June, 2003); 405 p., £6.99.

Lindsey Davis: The Jupiter Myth (USA 2002)

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There's no place like home. Unfortunately Marcus Didius Falco is a thousand miles north, stuck in the Roman outpost of Londinium. And just when he's about to pack up his family, assorted relatives, and friend Petronius to return to Rome, a dead body turns up, head down, in a well behind a local drinking establishment. The victim is Verovolcus, a nobleman known to Falco and, more important, a close friend of the king. Suddenly Falco has a murder case to solve before he can get out of town.

Deciding to go undercover to investigate, Falco asks his patrician wife, Helena, to dress up like a neighborhood tart. Incognito, this Roman Nick and Nora undertake that timeless British tradition... the pub crawl. Soon Falco has the makings of a major hangover, a tip that Verovolcus had dealings with dangerous gangsters, and a starving orphan. Actually Helena has the orphan, as her soft heart compels her to take in yet another stray. Falco can't complain. She once took him in.

Sic eunt fata hominum; thus go the fates of men. Following the killer, Falco and his pal Petro delve deeper into the city's demimonde and wind up at an arena featuring female gladiators. Here a surprise waits for Falco, one that's sure to get him in trouble with Helena, while a deadlier one will be found in a deserted part of town. But even among outcasts and rogues, Falco discovers comradeship and honor...and, with his own life hanging in the balance, someone willing to die for a friend.

Lindsey Davis: The Jupiter Myth. A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery Novel. Mysterious Press; ISBN: 0892967773 (September, 2002); 323 p., $24.95.

Lindsey Davis: The Jupiter Myth (UK 2002)

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The fourteenth Falco novel is a tale of love, gangsters and female gladiators - including one from Falco's own past.
Falco and his family are staying in London when Falco is summoned to the scene of a murder. The victim, Verovolcus, was a renegade with ties to Roman crime magnates operating in London, but he was also close to King Togidubnus. So when he is discovered stuffed head-first down a well, a tricky diplomatic situation develops that Falco must defuse, and which leads him into the seedy underbelly of London. There is a newly built amphitheatre in town, with female gladiators, but Falco soon realizes that the initially troublesome gladiators - including one from his own bachelor past - may just give him the edge he needs to solve Verovolcus' murder, as the gangsters are pursued back to the Italian town of Ostia for a final showdown.

Lindsey Davis: The Jupiter Myth. Century; ISBN: 0712680446 (June, 2002); 342 p., £16.99.