Скачать книгу (размер 565 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 112) Аннотация: Martin Watts, a bookseller, is captured by Royalists. Jane Afton's brother Nat is taken too. They suffer inhumane treatment as prisoners-of-war. In Oxford Castle jailor William Smith tortures, beats, starves and deprives his helpless victims. Can Jane rescue her sick brother before he dies of neglect? Will Martin dare to escape? Based on real events in the English Civil War, Lindsey Davis retells…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 523 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 496) Аннотация: Afflicted by classic paranoia, the self-styled Master and God sees enemies everywhere. As he vents his suspicions, no one is safe. A reluctant hero, Gaius Vinius Clodianus is hand-picked for high rank in the Praetorian Guard a brave man striving for decency in a world of corruption and deceit. Flavia Lucilla, tending the privileged women at court, hears the intimate secrets of a ruler who plays…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 829 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 752) Аннотация: Set against the terrible struggle of the English Civil War and the dark plots of the Commonwealth, Rebels and Traitors tells of soldiers, adventurers, aristocrats and kings, tradesmen, politicians, radicals and scavengers — and the hopes and dreams that carried them through one of the most turbulent eras of English history. Men who never imagined fighting a war gladly risk their lives; women…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 947 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 383) Аннотация: In 76 A.D., during the reign of Vespasian, «informer» Marcus Didius Falco searches for a general's famous female conquest who has escaped from house arrest — leaving a horrendous murder in her wake. Falco seems to be the only one who notices that some dark agency is bringing death to the city streets.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 865 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 367) Аннотация: Humor, surprises, and domestic irony await Roman sleuth Falco as he attempts to solve the disappearance of two newlyweds on their honeymoon trip to Ancient Greece.
Скачать книгу (размер 2 355 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 463) Аннотация: Marcus Didius Falco, Ancient Romes favorite son and palace spy, has just been left in the dust by the beautiful, highborn Helena Justina. When the Emperor Vespasian calls upon him to investigate an act of treason, Falco soon uncovers a dangerous conspiracy--one in which Helena may be involved.
Скачать книгу (размер 1 671 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 329) Аннотация: When Marcus Didius Falco, a Roman «informer» who has a nose for trouble that's sharper than most, encounters Sosia Camillina in the Forum, he senses immediately all is not right with the pretty girl. She confesses to him that she is fleeing for her life, and Falco makes the rash decision to rescue her — a decision he will come to regret. For Sosia bears a heavy burden: as heavy as a pile of…
Скачать книгу (размер 2 033 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 400) Аннотация: From renowned author Lindsey Davis, creator of the much-loved character, Marcus Didius Falco and his friends and family, comes the second novel in her all-new series set in Ancient Rome. We first met Flavia Albia, Falco's feisty adopted daughter, in The Ides of April. Albia is a remarkable woman in what is very much a man's world: young, widowed and fiercely independent, she lives alone on the…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: The fifteenth novel in the bestselling Marcus Didius Falco series is a tale of corruption, informers and the Roman courts of law. Following his trip to Londinium, Falco takes up employment with Paccius Africanus and Silius Italicus, two lawyers at the top of their trade. For the trial of a senator they need Falco to make an affidavit confirming repayment of a loan. Having been out of the country,…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: There's no place like home. Unfortunately Marcus Didius Falco is a thousand miles north, stuck in the Roman outpost of Londinium. And just when he's about to pack up his family, assorted relatives, and friend Petronius to return to Rome, a dead body turns up, head down, in a well behind a local drinking establishment. The victim is Verovolcus, a nobleman known to Falco and, more important, a…