Silver Pigs
(LINDSEY DAVIS)
The Silver Pigs and Arms of Nemesis are
both mystery novels set in ancient Rome.
The Silver Pigs is a fast-paced political and underworld thriller
whose hero is one Marcus Didius Falco, a private informer tracking down a
conspiracy against Vespasian in 70 A.D. Arms of Nemesis is a more
classical murder mystery set during the Spartacist revolt in 70 B.C., with
Crassus as one of the main characters. Both Davis and Saylor write cleanly and
engagingly but, while they have done their historical research accurately
enough, neither of them really shines as a historical novelist; the setting is
used more for effect than anything else, and the dialogue, plotting and characterization
could just as well be set in 20th century London.
The Silver Pigs and Arms of Nemesis will appeal to devotees
of detective fiction rather than lovers of historical novels. Both novels are
part of an ongoing series, so there is more available for those who enjoy
these.
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- The King David Report
- The Mammoth Book Of Historical Detectives
- Ivanhoe
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