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Enemies at Home
Enemies at Home: A Flavia Albia Novel | Lindsey Davis
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"There are rules for private informers accepting a new case. Never take on clients who cannot pay you. Never do favours for friends. Don't work with relatives. If, like me, you are a woman, keep clear of men you find attractive. "Will I never learn?" In Ancient Rome, the number of slaves was far greater than that of free citizens. As a result, often the people Romans feared most were the "enemies at home," the slaves under their own roofs. Because of this, Roman law decreed that if the head of a household was murdered at home, and the culprit wasn't quickly discovered, his slavesall of them, guilty or notwere presumed responsible and were put to death. Without exception. When a couple is found dead in their own bedroom and their house burglarized, some of their household slaves know what is about to happen to them. They flee to the Temple of Ceres, which by tradition is respected as a haven for refugees. This is where Flavia Albia comes in. The authorities, under pressure from all sides, need a solution. Albia, a private informer just like her father, Marcus Didius Falco, is asked to solve the murders, in this mystery from Lindsey Davis.
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MamaGina
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Enemies at Home: A Flavia Albia Novel | Lindsey Davis
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The second installment in what is quickly becoming a favorite series. Flavia Albia is an immensely pleasing and fascinating character: I simply love being in her head and heart as she navigates Roman society and defies all the conventions that society tries to put onto her. Happy to know I have a few more in the series to look forward to! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

rwmg Have you read her first series about Falco, Flavia Alba's adoptive father? 3y
BookNAround I just read the first Flavia Alba mystery and quite enjoyed it. 3y
MamaGina @rwmg I haven‘t, but I understand there are about 20 of them! I think I will give them a try too. The things Flavia says about he and his wife make me want to know more about them. 3y
rwmg The Jupiter Myth (Falco 13) tells the story of how Falco and Helena came to adopt Flavia 3y
MamaGina @rwmg Thank you for telling me that, I will definitely want to read that one! 3y
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HardcoverHearts
HardcoverHearts
Enemies at Home: A Flavia Albia Novel | Lindsey Davis
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Continuing my Roman reading, I grabbed this audiobook from the public library‘s digital stack and am enjoying it as much as I did with the first one. It doesn‘t have the seriousness of Bernard Cornwell‘s Fools and Mortals, which I just finished. But I don‘t need it to be. I like being transported to Ancient Rome as a prompt for my imagination for our upcoming trip. ⁣

ladyonequestion Have you read any of Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series? One of my favourite series about Rome. 6y
CoffeeCatsBooks I also love books set in Ancient Rome. I really like Robert Harris‘ Cicero series. 6y
HardcoverHearts @ladyonequestion and @CoffeeCatsBooks - these are great recommendations! Thank you both! 6y
marleed @ladyonequestion I read First Man in Rome years ago and really got into it. I kept a chart of all the names to help. Piles of male names ending in ‘ius‘. Most people assume my cat Marius was named for Les Mis. Nope, this book! 6y
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rwmg
rwmg
Enemies at Home: A Flavia Albia Novel | Lindsey Davis
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Mystery with realistic view of slavery even in a good household

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😂😂😂

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rwmg
rwmg
Enemies at Home: A Flavia Albia Novel | Lindsey Davis

"‘Stick with him. I can be at the Esquiline in time. Let me exercise a watching brief.‘ Always a useful phrase. State officials use ‘watching brief‘ to imply they will be observing an activity, yet will not interfere. That leaves them free to interfere like energetic billygoats." - Enemies at Home by Lindsey Davis.

https://store.kobobooks.com/en-GB/ebook/enemies-at-home

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rwmg
rwmg
Enemies at Home: A Flavia Albia Novel | Lindsey Davis

"My father reckons castanets are always suspect − but most Roman men get excited when talking about foreign female entertainers. My mother points out that it is not necessary to have a big bosom to play the lyre well; in fact the opposite. Too much anatomy gets in the way." - Enemies at Home by Lindsey Davis.

https://store.kobobooks.com/en-GB/ebook/enemies-at-home

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😁😁

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S.Web
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Enemies at Home: A Flavia Albia Novel | Lindsey Davis
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Finished this a few days ago. Another good addition to the series.

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Enemies at Home: A Flavia Albia Novel | Lindsey Davis
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Have always loved Lindsey Davies :) Now this from a woman's POV .. Didius Falco's daughter - Flavia Albia. Really enjoyed it! Full review on Goodreads - http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1731713329 4 out of 5 stars 😊

RobsGenovese Need to start Lindsay Davies too! Love the period she writes about! 8y
AllieMint I really enjoy her novels :) 8y
AllieMint @RobsGenovese David Wishart also writes similar novels :) 8y
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