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She was short listed for the georgette heyer prize on two unpublished works. Vespasian has only been emperor a short while, and after the year of the four emperors, the empire has yet to settle down again. Marcus didius falco is a private investigator in rome. The silver pigs ebook by lindsey davis 9781446455357. The first novel in the marcus didius falco detective series, exposing the criminal underbelly of ancient rome. A marcus didius falco mystery ebook written by lindsey davis. Knowing that lindsey davis seems to be highly regarded for her research and accuracy, i could trust that what i was learning was correct apparently since the book was first published in 1989 new evidence emerged showing that the description she gives of the process used in the formation of silver pigs may not be accurate, but thats just.
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