A Dying Light In Corduba (Marco Didius Falco: book VIII): a fastmoving Roman mystery full of intrigue from bestselling author Lindsey Davis

<b><i>Another compelling and captivating historical mystery from the pen of multimillion-copy bestselling author Lindsey Davis. Ancient Rome is brought to life in all its humour, political manoeuvring and murderous intent...</i></b><br><br><b>'Davis' books make old Rome sound fun ... it is all so enjoyable' -- <i>The Times</i></b><br><b>'The cast of characters is as various, corrupt, nasty and gnarled as the best of Dickens, described with similar scope and loving attention' -- <i>Mail on Sunday</i></b><br><b>'Highly readable, funny and colourful.' -- <i>TLS</i></b><br><b>'This is a more than five star book' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>'Another excellent Falco book that is difficult to put down' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>'Lindsey Davis produces yet another masterpiece' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>'A marvellous read' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><br><b>**************************************************************************************</b><br><b>LIQUID GOLD, COMPROMISED BY A MURDEROUS CARTEL...</b><br><br>Nobody was poisoned at the dinner for <b>the Society of Olive Oil Producers</b> of <b>Baetica</b>, though in retrospect this was quite a surprise...<br><br> Inimitable sleuth <b>Marcus Didius Falco</b> is back with a vengeance. On one night, a man is killed and Rome's <b>Chief of Spies</b> left for dead. This leaves no one except Falco to conduct the investigation.