Falco has his deadly day in court

Having returned from his trip to Londinium, Falco takes up employment with two lawyers at...

The ancient sports of murder and myth

Stunned by a dramatic appeal from his otherwise cool mother-in-law, Falco cannot resist....

All the news that's fit to die for...

In the wealthy town of Ostia, our hero Falco appears to be enjoying a relaxing holiday....

Contractors on schedule for corpses in Britannia

AD 75: as a passion for home improvement sweeps through the Roman Empire,...

Drowning in mystery, dying on stage.
The spirit of adventure calls Marcus Didius Falco on a new spying mission for the Emperor...

In the high summer of AD 77, laid-back detective Marcus Didius Falco is called upon to investigate the mysterious disappearance...

‘What did he eat last? Whom did he eat, in fact?’

Lumbered with working alongside reptilian Chief Spy Anacrites, Falco has the...

‘The first concern of an author is to do down his colleagues.’

In the long, hot Roman summer of AD 74, Falco, private informer...

'The fountain was not working. Nothing unusual in that...'

Marcus Didius Falco and his laddish friend Petronius find their...

Nobody was poisoned at the dinner for the Society of Olive Oil Producers of Baetica, though in retrospect this was quite a...

Petronius Longus, captain of the Aventine watch and Falco's oldest friend, has finally nailed one of Rome's top criminals. Under...

AD 71, Germania Libera: dark dripping forests, inhabited by bloodthirsty barbarians and legendary wild beasts, a furious...

Rome, AD 71: Against his better judgement, Marcus Didius Falco secretly disposes of a decayed corpse for the Emperor Vespasian,...