Alexandria by Lindsey Davis

Synopsis

This is the 19th 'Falco' Book by Lindsey Davis, set in first century Rome, , Marcus Didius Falco works as a private “informer,” often for the emperor, ferreting out hidden truths and bringing villains to ground. But even informers take vacations with their wives, so in A.D. 77, Falco and his wife, Helena Justina, with the rest of the family travel to Alexandria inEgypt. But is isn't long before Falco finds himself in the midst of disreputable going ons—when the Librarian of the great library is found dead, under suspicious circumstances.

Review

This is the first of the 'Falco' books I have read, jumping straight in at number 19, but it turns out that they can be read as individual novels.  I am a fan of whodunits, Holmes, Parrot, Barnaby etc and this book sits well in this genera and quickly gets you caught up with the story and being book 19 the characters are well rounded and believable.

What also comes across with this book is a sense of humour and camaraderie between the principal characters, this book has all the ingredients of a good whodunit that just happens to be set in the Roman Empire in 77 A.D.  

Defiantly a book I can recommend and a series i will be coming back to  

Rating

I give this book 8 out of 10, an enjoyable book that was hard to walk away from

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