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A Body in the Bath House

Marcus Didius Falco, Book 13

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A Body in the Bath House

By: Lindsey Davis
Narrated by: Christian Rodska
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Marcus Didius Falco discovers that rank brings problems, the most gruesome of which is a corpse buried under the tiles of his new bath house. The contractors have fled to Britain where, as the Fates have it, Falco is ordered. A local chief and ally of the Romans is having a Palace built by the Emperor Vespasian. However, the project is running late, and fatal accidents keep happening. Falco, troubleshooting for the Emperor, is without an ally and now next on the list for assassination.©2001 Lindsey Davis (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Historical Modern Detectives Mystery Private Investigators Traditional Detectives Fiction Detective
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This is my favourite falco story. I have visited the Palace set in the book and it brings a true reality to the historical place. The reader brings it to life beautifully.

Great story, great performance.

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For devoted Falco fans, this is another gem. Set in Britain a decade or so after the Boudiccan revolt (Falco fans will appreciate the relevance), it deals with real places and real places intermingled with Davis's wonderful characters. I am no longer able to read the written word overly well, and Christian Rodska brings Falco to life even better than my own imagination ever could. This book should be followed by "The Jupiter Myth", which picks up exactly where it ends runs on from it seamlessly.

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I re listened to this one immediately after I finished. it gets better each time you listen.

great listen

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too many names for me so got confused as to characters involved in the story.otherwise I like it.

details of building site and methods

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I thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to finish. I had previously read this book after reading the 'Silver Pigs', and was so impressed by A Body in the Bath House's plot and the narration of this that I listended to all the other books in the series. I later bought the hardbacks to read and cannot wait to hear more audio books in this series. Please Audible - release more Falco books soon!

Yet another gem from Lindsey Davis

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