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Fatal Legacy

Author: Lindsey Davis   Series: Flavia Albia

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The next witty, must-read book in the Flavia Albia series.

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The next witty, must-read book in the Flavia Albia series.

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An unpaid bar bill leads Flavia Albia to her most bitter and complex case yet.

Decades earlier Appius Tranquillus Surus wrote his will: it freed his slaves and bequeathed his businesses to them. He left an orchard to the Prisci, a family he was friendly with, on the condition that his freedmen could still take its harvest.

The convoluted arrangement has led to a feud between the two families, each of which has its own internal strife. Endless claims and counterclaims lead to violence and even death. Lawyers have given up in exasperation as the case limps on. The original will has disappeared, along with a falsified codicil - and might there be another one?

But is there a solution? Two youngsters from each side of the divide, Gaius Venuleius and Cosca Sabatina, have fallen in love, which could unite the feuding families. There is only one problem: were Sabatina's grandmother and father really liberated in the Surus will? If not, the stigma of slavery will stop the marriage and the dispute will rage on forever.

Reconciliation seems impossible, but Albia will try. Her investigation must cut through decades of secrets, arguments, lies and violence to reach a startling truth.

Praise for Lindsey Davis and the Flavia Albia series

'It positively crackles with knowledge of the city and its people, mixed with social comment, ingenious and bloody plots and sharp observational skills leavened by more than a smattering of genuine and sometimes earthy humour' Crime Review

'Fiendishly twisted mystery' Mail on Sunday

'Great fun, shot through with sharp observations' SHOTS

'In this witty novel by the mistress of Roman crime, the reader is transported behind the scenes of a Triumph into a fascinating world of actors, costumiers and animal trainers, all united in their hatred of the murdered man' Sunday Express Magazine

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Critic Reviews

All teeming Roman life is here with its smells, entrenched snobbery . . . and superstitions described by a wise-cracking heroine. A feast, to be savoured with a cup, or two, of violet wine Shotsmag
another Roman riot of fun Peterborough Telegraph
All teeming Roman life is here with its smells, entrenched snobbery . . . and superstitions described by a wise-cracking heroine. A feast, to be savoured with a cup, or two, of violet wine Shotsmag
another Roman riot of fun Peterborough Telegraph

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About the Author

Lindsey Davis has been a historical novelist for thirty-five years. She began writing about the Romans with The Course of Honour. the real life love story of the Emperor Vespasian and Antonia Caenis. She is best known for her twenty-book adventure series about Roman detective Marcus Didius Falco and his partner Helena Justina. Master and God, about the paranoid tyrant Domitian, led to a second Roman detective series, featuring Flavia Albia, also set in that dark period.Her books are translated into many languages and have been dramatized on BBC Radio 4.She has been Honorary President of the UK Classical Association, Chair of the UK Crimewriter's Association, Chair of the UK Society of Authors and president of the Birmingham and Midlands Institute.Her awards include the Premio Colosseo (from the city of Rome) and the Crime Writers' Cartier Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement and, in 2023, the Ivanhoe award at the Historical Novel Festival in Ubeda, Spain.

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Product Details

Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton | Hodder Paperback
Published
12th October 2023
Pages
416
ISBN
9781529354775

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