Lindsey Davis

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

West Virginia

Flavia Albia 8

'For a totally exhilarating romp through Ancient Rome, Lindsey Davis' latest Flavia Alba novel won't be beaten and offers an immersive experience of a vibrant world full of real, recognisable characters' Mike Ripley, Shotsmag

Don't go to the Grove . . .

Julius Caesar left his gardens to the citizens of Rome, a peaceful sanctuary across the Tiber. Now the gardens and their sacred grove are dangerous haunts, especially for women alone.

'Don't go to the Grove,' people mutter, but when her husband has to leave Rome, it falls to Albia to supervise his building project in an old grotto. Why has someone buried tattered scrolls by obscure philosophers - and does it involve a worse crime than terrible writing?

Soon that puzzle is overtaken. A woman disappears from her husband's birthday party; she meets a dire fate, then Albia learns that on the same night, two louche slaves given to her family by the brooding Emperor Domitian also vanished in the gardens. Apparently, it is well known that a killer lurks there.

The vigiles have failed to investigate properly for decades and this won't improve when the sinister agent Karus arrives. Albia must co-operate, in order to give the many victims justice and find answers for grieving relatives. But can she herself remain safe? And, after others have failed, can she at last identify the predator who has made the Grove his killing ground?

Praise for Lindsey Davis and the Flavia Albia series

'Lindsey Davis has seen off all her competitors to become the unassailable market leader in the 'crime in Ancient Rome' genre . . . Davis's squalid, vibrant Rome is as pleasurable as ever' - Guardian

'Davis's prose is a lively joy, and Flavia's Rome is sinister and gloriously real' - The Times on Sunday

'For fans of crime fiction set in the ancient world, this one is not to be missed' - Booklist

'Davis's books crackle with wit and knowledge . . . She has the happy knack of making the reader feel entirely immersed in Rome' - The Times

The Grove of the Caesars

65358e18-85c3-4026-94be-40d222ee68fa-1

A Flavia Albia Novel

In the sacred grove of Julius Caesar, something deadly stirs in the undergrowth--a serial killer, who haunted the gardens for years, has claimed another victim--in Lindsey Davis's next historical mystery, The Grove of the Caesars.

At the feet of her adoptive father, renowned private informer Marcus Didius Falco, Flavia Albia learned a number of important rules. First and foremost--always keep one's distance from the palace, nothing good comes from that direction. But right behind it--murder is the business of the Vigiles, best to leave them to it.

Having broken the first rule more often than she'd like, it's no surprise to anyone when she finds herself breaking the second one. The public gardens named after the Caesars is a place nice girls are warned away from and when a series of bodies are uncovered, it seems that a serial killer has been haunting the grove for years. The case is assigned to one Julius Karus, a cohort of the Vigiles, but Albia is convinced that nothing will come of his efforts. Out of sympathy for the dead women and their grieving relatives, Albia decides to work with the vile Karus and bring the serial killer to justice.

Category - Fiction / Mystery & Detective

Format - Hardcover

Condition - Good

Listed - A year ago

Views - 12

Wishes - 1

Ships From - West Virginia

Est. Publication Date - Apr 2020

Additional Information

Publisher Description

The Grove of the Caesars

By:

$2.00

Condition

Format

Meet the seller

Discover more

The Grove of the Caesars

By: Lindsey Davis

'The Grove of the Caesars' readers also enjoyed:

Additional titles by Lindsey Davis

Recently Viewed

Browse by categories

Category - Fiction / Mystery & Detective

Format - Hardcover

Condition - Good

Listed - A year ago

Views - 12

Wishes - 1

Ships From - West Virginia

Est. Publication Date - Apr 2020

Additional Information

Publisher Description

The Grove of the Caesars

By:

$2.00

Condition

Format

Meet the seller

Discover more

The Grove of the Caesars

By: Lindsey Davis

'The Grove of the Caesars' readers also enjoyed:

Additional titles by Lindsey Davis

Recently Viewed