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The Silver Pigs

A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery

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The Silver Pigs

By: Lindsey Davis
Narrated by: Christian Rodska
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The Silver Pigs is the classic novel that introduced people around the world to Marcus Didius Falco, a private informer with a knack for trouble, a tendency for bad luck, and a frequently inconvenient drive for justice.

When Marcus Didius Falco encounters the young and very pretty Sosia Camillina in the Forum, he senses immediately that there is something amiss. When she confesses that she is fleeing for her life, Falco offers to help her and, in doing so, gets himself mixed up in a deadly plot involving stolen ingots, dangerous and dark political machinations, and, most hazardous of all, one Helena Justina - a brash, indomitable senator's daughter connected to the very traitors that Falco has sworn to expose.

©2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc. (P)2015 Blackstone Audio, Inc Historical Mystery Fiction
Engaging Mystery • Vivid Historical Details • Excellent Narration • Unique Protagonist • Humorous Storytelling
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a nice story and good performance with a lot of geographical references that makes the story come to life more

interesting story worty a listen

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Nicely read with characterization throughout. Interesting choice of inflection for the female characters. I'll but another.

Excellent

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Can’t wait to start the next book. Narrator was fantastic. Story was gripping. Well done!

Outstanding

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Davis spins a good story while bringing in enough details of Roman daily life to keep the student of history interested. Narration is very good.

Fun historical fiction

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Overall I much enjoyed the first book after listening to 19 and 20 first. Looking forward to the series. She is using something that works and doesn't take it to extremes like some authors do. Love her style.

The contemporaneous vernacular set in antiquity.

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Wonderful narrator. Great story. Fun to learn about the Roman senators and England during Roman times. Looking forward to the entire series

Fascinating Roman historical fiction

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Engaging protagonist who is also our narrator. I can't wait to read the next one!

Really great!

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Over all a fun listen. I have already purchased many of the following books. Lots of fun to be had by all!

Mystery and murder in Ancient Rome

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I’d heard the BBC dramatizations of this and while I enjoyed them immensely it is so much better hearing the whole story. Like a hard boiled noir detective at times to a slow Christy detective at others. First audible download, was happy to find out from the author that Audible actually pays royalties for my listening. I usually don’t think about that because most of the authors I like are deceased. Will definitely listen to more by Davis.

Historical but not dusty

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I love a happy ending! I actually had problems with the voice of the reader. I expected something a bit more refined. But he managed all the characterizations and made it work.

Great Story

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