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Original Title:	Shadows in Bronze
ISBN:	0345374266 (ISBN13: 9780345374264)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Marcus Didius Falco #2
Characters:	Marcus Didius Falco, Helena Justina
Setting:	Rome,71(Italy)

Shadows in Bronze (Marcus Didius Falco #2)

Lindsey Davis

Paperback | Pages: 366 pages

Rating: 4.03 | 4917 Users | 221 Reviews

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' Shadows in Bronze' is both number two in the Marcus Didius Falco Roman detective series as well as part two in the story begun in . I think the writing is better in this novel than in the first, but half of the jokes are still Greek to me. I don't get them, although the characters do. A lot of the dialogue tone is off to me. Falco, and the author, are on a different plane of thought, somehow, from me and there is a peculiar lack of conversational class barriers between lower class Falco and the elite of Ancient Rome aristocracy. It is hard to put my finger on it. Nonetheless, these are interesting mysteries. The writing is poetically dense, and it attains literary quality often. But the reader had better be of the sort who truly enjoys academically researched historical fiction! Lindsey Davis has studied Ancient Roman society in depth, and his story is full of cultural and architectural details, including furniture and foods.

Falco is a friendly person, involved with the families of his adult sisters and brothers-in-law, even as much as he is constantly hustling to satisfy his new employer, Emperor Vespasian. His time in the Roman army has given him a hard veneer, but his mother's frequent visits tends to encourage him to do nothing too much over the lines of respectability.

In 'Silver Pigs', Falco accidentally uncovered an intricate plan to overthrow Vespasian, which has led him into meeting a lot of high-born people, including the beautiful divorced Helena, who promises to be love of his life. Falco exposed the plotters, who scattered to the far ends of the Empire, with the exception of those who died in a final confrontation. In this novel, Vespasian engages him to find those who ran away to offer them amnesty and jobs in his administration. They are all high born with money, property and connections, after all, and it would be difficult to deal with them in any other way. Of course, Falco learns a few of them are now involved in another plot to blackmail Vespasian to resign his office. This shocking discovery, naturally, makes Falco and his friends, who accompanied him, dangerous to their plan. Plus, Helena shows up!

'Shadows in Bronze' is a slower read than the previous book in the series, but it is a richer one in characterization and detail.

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Title	:	Shadows in Bronze (Marcus Didius Falco #2)
Author	:	Lindsey Davis
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 366 pages
Published	:	January 22nd 1992 by Fawcett Books (first published 1990)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Mystery. Fiction. Crime. Historical Mystery

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Ratings: 4.03 From 4917 Users | 221 Reviews

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3.5 StarsShadows in Bronze starts from where the first book, The Silver Pigs ended. Told from the cynical point of view of one Marcus Didius Falco a private informer working for Emperor Vespasian. The senators that were involved in the conspiracy against the Caesar are turning up dead. Falco is sent to track down the plotters and bring them back to Rome. While on his mission Falco discovers another plot against Vespasian. I thought the author had a better grip on this book than the first one.

This book, quite interestingly, picks up immediately where the previous volume finished, with a murder mystery that follows from the previous political plot that Didius Falco had solved, reminding the reader that mysteries are not always tidy matters that can be resolved in a single volume but are sometimes matters with implications and ramifications that go beyond what is initially understood.  Here we find the novel moving forward, showing Falco as he demonstrates himself to be able of

I am really enjoying this series! The detective (or "informer" as they are apparently called in ancient Rome) in this setting is a nice change. I am listening to the audiobooks and not only is the narrator excellent, but the descriptions of everything are vivid and captivating. I am usually impatient with those types of passages in books, but this author's use of words is very engaging.The stories are a fun mix of adventure, mystery, and some romance. While the baudy Roman morals are evident,

' Shadows in Bronze' is both number two in the Marcus Didius Falco Roman detective series as well as part two in the story begun in . I think the writing is better in this novel than in the first, but half of the jokes are still Greek to me. I don't get them, although the characters do. A lot of the dialogue tone is off to me. Falco, and the author, are on a different plane of thought, somehow, from me and there is a peculiar lack of conversational class barriers between lower class Falco and

Very enjoyable, if not quite as good as the first one. I'm looking forward to the next book. I liked Petro's family, and overall the characterizations are very good.I like the short chapters, but the paragraph breaks are still a little odd. They tend to disrupt the flow of Falco and Helena's conversations.

This is the continuation of the series of Marco Didius Falco. This completes the story which began in The Silver Pigs where stolen lead ingots reveals a conspiracy against the Emperor Vespasian. Marcus is a private informer who is sent in this novel to speak with certain senators who seemed involved but there was no proof. As usual there are complications. The writing in this one better balances plot and characterization. Marcus is less chauvinistic in this one even if he misses certain clues.

I enjoyed this second installment of the Marcus Didius Falco series just as much as the first one. The plot was well-thought through and offered suspense again and again, despite some slow sections. The best parts, however, were again the dry humour of Falco's internal monologue and the likeable characters of his family and friends. " Shadows in Bronze" made me laugh out loud frequently and made me sympathize with Falco and the other characters. Definitely another series I've become addicted to!