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Any book that starts with a cast list like this has got to be entertaining, right?

I enjoyed this first book in the Flavia Albia series. She is an informer (investigator) in Ancient Rome, following in the footsteps of her father, the protagonist of an earlier series by Lindsey Davis. Flavia is likeable, whip smart and empathetic, with sharp instincts and the ability to maneuver within all circles of Roman society. I enjoyed Flavia, she feels very modern; if she were to time travel to 2021 she would do just fine. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

If you like hard boiled crime fiction but want it with a female detective in ancient Rome then this is the book for you .

Too obvious too soon whodunnit and who the other would-be suspecct really was

Poolside reading

I really enjoyed this one. I was worried that Albia wouldn't be her own distinct character and would be a copy of Falco. There are some similarities but there are enough differences in personality that Albia felt fully and independently formed. I also think Davis did a good job of keeping Albia's personality true to the character from the original Falco series (there was just 11 years of growth and maturity added onto it).

#aprilwrapup #ro17

I had a really good reading month last month! Yet again I failed horribly at reading my own books, though. This month it'll happen!

A few chapters of proper shouting-at-the-book in the middle there (which looks even sillier than shouting at the TV) but it was deliberate, she pulled it back, and I did enjoy the ending.

The more I learn about ancient Rome, the more amazed I am at how easily Lindsey Davis fits her characters into this world. She must do bucketloads of research to be able to throw away comments on daily life as she does.

And a fast fun story to boot. 👍🏻🦊

Half an hour of partying on the balcony before I get back to work - how silly to land myself with deadlines either side of #litsypartyofone! It's a gorgeous afternoon, though.

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The book - I need to finish this one now. It's fun - but Albia, seriously! Open your eyes! 👀. I'm not sure whether wanting to take the main character to one side and give her a sharp talking to is a bad sign, or just shows I care!

I hadn't read any Lindsey Davis since I finished SPQR last summer- at the time I couldn't believe how much I knew about daily life in ancient Rome from Davis's fun mysteries.

This is a 'new' series (well, 2013) with Albia, daughter of Falco & Helena Justina, working as a Private Investigator, this time investigating the unexplained death of a client. Albia's tough, sarcastic & smart, & it's good to be back in the slightly-seedy streets of Rome.