Ode To A Banker Av Lindsey Davis

<p><b><i>Another delightful excursion into the world of Marcus Didius Falco by multimillion-copy bestselling author Lindsey Davis. Bringing Ancient Rome to life with its vivid description and characterisation, this is perfect for fans of </i></b><b><i>S. J. Parris, Donna Leon, Steven Saylor and C. J. Sansom. </i></b><br><br><b>''Davis''s writing zings with fun'' -- </b><b><i>Daily Mail</i></b><br><b>''One of the best of the current writers in this field'' -- Donna Leon, </b><b><i>The Times</i></b><br><b>''Fantastic! I''m addicted to Falco!'' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>''Totally brilliant!'' -- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>''Wonderful plot - full of suspense, as usual. Brilliant!!!!'' </b><b>-- ***** Reader review</b><br><b>''Subline - can''t put these books down!'' -- ***** Reader review</b><br>********************************************************************************<br><b>WRITING FOR MONEY, PUBLISHING DEATH</b><br><br><b>AD74:</b> it''s a long, hot summer and <b>Marcus Didius Falco</b>, private informer and spare-time poet, is giving a reading for his family and friends. Things get out of hand - as usual...<br><br>The event is taken over by <b>Aurelius Chrysippus</b>, a wealthy Greek banker and patron to a group of struggling writers, who offers to publish Falco''s work - a golden opportunity that rapidly palls.<br><br>A visit to the Chrysippus <i>scriptorium </i>implicates him in <b>a gruesome literary murder</b> so when <b>Petronius Longus</b>, the over-worked vigiles enquiry chief, commissions him to investigate, Falco is forced to accept.<br><br>Lindsey Davis'' twelfth novel wittily explores <b>Roman publishing and banking</b>, taking us from the <b>jealousies of authorship</b> and the <b>mire of patronage</b>, to the <b>darker financial world, where default can have fatal consequences...</b></p>