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Salvēte readers! Are you ready to be transported back in time to the bustling streets of ancient Rome with all its political intrigue, nefarious plots for power, and, sometimes, murder? Marcus Didius Falco and Flavia Albia are the fictional investigators and private informers to the emperors of Rome in Lindsey Davis’s fun and lively historical mystery series. Each character has their own separate series but the father and daughter share a sharp wit and a knack for getting into trouble. The historical setting allows Davis to immerse readers in an ancient world both familiar and exotic and explore all its delights and dangers. By mixing fictional characters with real historical figures readers get a bit of a history lesson while being thoroughly entertained. Is Davis’s meticulous attention to life in Roman times one of the main drawing points for you? Or do you enjoy Falvia’s acerbic observations and Falco’s comedic quips (“I am a Roman informer, not a Greek philosopher!”)?