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Loading... Time to Depart (1995)by Lindsey Davis
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. 3.5 stars ( ) Top of the line Marcus Didius Falco novel. When Petro brings down the big rissole, Balbinus Pius, a new chief gangster sweeps in to take over the illegal trades in Rome. Falco gets assigned to Petro's vigiles by Emperor Vespasian in order to look for the spy within the petrols own midst. While Rome is besieged by crooks, Tertulla, Marcus' niece is kidnapped and Helena Justina is pregnant, and Marcus' own Dad, Geminus is causing his own special brand of trouble. Once you receive a death sentence you are given 'Time to Depart' the Roman Empire. So Balbinus Pius a notorious gangster is escorted from Rome. Then the crime wave starts. More adventures with Marcus Didius Falco. I am in the process of re-reading the whole series and as I am still enjoying them I have given them 5 stars so far. no reviews | add a review
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'I still can't believe I've put the bastard away for good!' Petro muttered.Petronius Longus, captain of the Aventine watch and Falco's oldest friend, has finally nailed one of Rome's top criminals. Under Roman law, citizens are not imprisoned but are allowed 'time to depart' into exile outside the Empire. One dark and gloomy dawn, Petro and Falco put the evil Balbinus aboard a ship. But soon after, an outbreak of robbery and murder suggests a new criminal ring has moved into Balbinus' territory. Petro and Falco must descend into the underworld of Vespasian's Rome to investigate ... No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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