Scandal Takes A Holiday: (Marco Didius Falco: book XVI): another gripping foray into the crime and corruption at the heart of the Roman Empire from bestselling author Lindsey Davis

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Fans of S. J. Parris, Donna Leon, Steven Saylor, C. J. Sansom will absolutely love this captivating page-turner of a historical mystery from multi-million copy bestselling author Lindsey Davis. Full of twists, turns and tension – you’ll be hooked from page one…’Davis’s writing zings with fun’ — Daily Mail’One of the best of the current writers in this field’ — Donna Leon, The Times’Very addictive and, at times, difficult to put down’ — ***** Reader reviewI was mesmerized and thrilled — ***** Reader reviewLindsey Davis at her best — ***** Reader reviewA cracking good read — ***** Reader review****************************************************************************************ALL THE NEWS THAT’S FIT TO DIE FOR…In the wealthy town of Ostia, our hero Falco appears to be enjoying a relaxing holiday. But when his girlfriend, Helena, arrives carrying a batch of old copies of the Daily Gazette – with the intention of catching up on the latest scandal – Falco is forced to admit to Petronius his real reasons for being there…’Infamia’, the pen name of the scribe who writes the gossip column for the Daily Gazette, has gone missing. His fellow scribes have employed Falco to find him and bring him back from his lazy, drunken truancy. However, Falco suspects that there is more to his absence than there might first appear…

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