num_pages: 354
description: "I haven't read historical fiction this good since I, CLAUDIUS by Robert Graves and PERSIAN BOY by Mary Renault--and this is a lot funnier."DETROIT FREE PRESSHe's Rome's favorite son, and of late, Emperor Vespasian's favorite palace spy, charged with finding the culprits who are plotting his imperial demise. In the meanwhile, Marcus Didius Falco has unfinished business with one citizen, Helen Justina, a high-born beauty he has given his heart to. And at these wages, his heart is all he can afford to render unto her--which causes its own problems.The second in Lindsey Davis' Ancient Rome detective series.
language: English
title: Shadows in Bronze
titlecomplete: Shadows in Bronze (Marcus Didius Falco, #2)
characters: Helena Justina, Marcus Didius Falco
genres: Fiction, Historical, Mystery, Roman, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Historical Mystery, Historical Fiction, Crime, Audiobook
ratings_count: 6030
places: Rome
series: Marcus Didius Falco
publisher: Ballantine Books