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Falco on His Metal: Venus in Copper / The Iron Hand of Mars / Poseidon's Gold by Lindsey Davis
assaphmehr's review
4.0
Volumes 3-5 in the great Marcus Didius Falco series.
This series is the perfect combination of noir detectives and ancient Rome for me - specifically The Iron Hand of Mars, which was the first book I've read. I loved it enough to go and seek out the series and read it in order from the start.
I have left individual reviews for each of the three volumes:
The short version is to expect a classic hard-boiled detective, set in a well-researched backdrop of Rome under Vespasian, in the 70's AD. The omnibus is a great way if you want volumes 3-5 in one go, but do make sure you read #1 (The Silver Pigs) and #2 (Shadows in Bronze) first.
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[a:Assaph Mehr|14422472|Assaph Mehr|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1445823325p2/14422472.jpg], author of [b:Murder In Absentia|29500700|Murder In Absentia (Felix the Fox, #1)|Assaph Mehr|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1457914061s/29500700.jpg|46845657]: A story of Togas, Daggers, and Magic - for lovers of Ancient Rome, Murder Mysteries, and Urban Fantasy.
This series is the perfect combination of noir detectives and ancient Rome for me - specifically The Iron Hand of Mars, which was the first book I've read. I loved it enough to go and seek out the series and read it in order from the start.
I have left individual reviews for each of the three volumes:
The short version is to expect a classic hard-boiled detective, set in a well-researched backdrop of Rome under Vespasian, in the 70's AD. The omnibus is a great way if you want volumes 3-5 in one go, but do make sure you read #1 (The Silver Pigs) and #2 (Shadows in Bronze) first.
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[a:Assaph Mehr|14422472|Assaph Mehr|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1445823325p2/14422472.jpg], author of [b:Murder In Absentia|29500700|Murder In Absentia (Felix the Fox, #1)|Assaph Mehr|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1457914061s/29500700.jpg|46845657]: A story of Togas, Daggers, and Magic - for lovers of Ancient Rome, Murder Mysteries, and Urban Fantasy.
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