{"product_id":"shadows-in-bronze-a-marcus-didius-falco-mystery-9780312614232","title":"Shadows in Bronze: A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Some men are born lucky, others are called Didius Falco.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the first century CE in Rome and informer and occasional imperial agent Marcus Didius Falco is miserable. The high-born woman he fell in love with, Helena Justina, has broken off their stormy, impossible affair. So when Emperor Vespasian assigns Falco a task that will take him out of Rome, he can't wait. Disguised as vacationer in the company of his comrade Petronius Longus, captain of the Aventine Watch, Falco travels south to Neapolis, Capreae and Pompeii where he discovers a conspiracy involving the Egyptian grain shipment to Rome. He also stumbles across Helena Justina, conveniently also on a trip out of town, who might, unwittingly, be enmeshed in this dangerous, treasonous scheme. \u003cbr\u003eLindsey Davis' \u003ci\u003eShadows in Bronze \u003c\/i\u003eis historical mystery at its best.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLindsey Davis\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in Birmingham, England. After taking an English degree at Oxford and working for the civil service for thirteen years, she \"ran away to be a writer.\" Her internationally bestselling novels featuring ancient Roman detective Marcus Didius Falco include \u003ci\u003eVenus in Copper\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Iron Hand of Mars\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNemesis\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAlexandria\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eRebels and Traitors\u003c\/i\u003e, set during the English Civil War. Davis is the recipient of the Crime Writers' Association Cartier Diamond Dagger Award, the highest accolade for crime writers, as well as the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger Award and the Authors' Club Best First Novel award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556106866962,"sku":"9780312614232","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_77987fad-ee38-4e69-8e07-843c372a6ee0.jpg?v=1731748106","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shadows-in-bronze-a-marcus-didius-falco-mystery-9780312614232","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}