Enemies at Home, Lindsey Davis
Enemies at Home, Lindsey Davis
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Enemies at Home

Author: Lindsey Davis

Narrator: Lucy Brown

Unabridged: 10 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/30/2015

Synopsis

“There are rules for private informers accepting a new case. Never take on clients who cannot pay you. Never do favors for friends. Don’t work with relatives. If, like me, you are a woman, keep clear of men you find attractive.”“Will I never learn?”In ancient Rome, the number of slaves was far greater than that of free citizens. As a result, often the people Romans feared most were the “enemies at home,” the slaves under their own roofs. Because of this, Roman law decreed that if the head of a household was murdered at home, and the culprit wasn’t quickly discovered, his slaves—all of them, guilty or not—were presumed responsible and were put to death … without exception.When a couple is found dead in their own bedroom and their house burglarized, some of their household slaves know what is about to happen to them. They flee to the Temple of Ceres, which by tradition is respected as a haven for refugees. This is where Flavia Albia comes in. The authorities, under pressure from all sides, need a solution. Albia, a private informer like her father, Marcus Didius Falco, is asked to solve the murders.

About Lindsey Davis

Lindsey Davis is an English novelist of historical fiction and best known for her award-winning historical crime stories set in ancient Rome and its empire, the acclaimed Marcus Didius Falco series and the Flavia Albia series. Her novels have won numerous awards, including the Crime Writers’ Association Ellis Peters Historical Dagger Award and in 2011 the Cartier Diamond Dagger from the Crime Writers Association for lifetime achievement. Born and raised in Birmingham, England, she read English at Oxford and worked for the civil service for thirteen years before becoming a writer.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Clemens

Read this great book inn 2014, and its the 2nd volume of the wonderful Flavia Albia series. This tale is set in AD 89, and we find Flavia Albia once full into her investigating actions, looking for justice and truth. Among many new figures, some old familiar will come along too with the likes of Marcu......more

Goodreads review by Otherwyrld

This is the second in the Flavia Albia stories and while it was better than the first book, I found myself still missing her father Falco in these stories. Flavia is hired to investigate the murder of a couple a few days after their wedding, and the theft of some valuable silverware. Suspicion natur......more

Goodreads review by Ivonne

A wealthy middle-aged man takes a trophy wife 15 years his junior. On their second night together, having held a party to celebrate the wedding, the two are strangled to death in an apparent burglary. The authorities in Ancient Rome, it being Rome, suspect the man’s slaves. But informer Flavia Albia......more

Goodreads review by Derek

I LOVE the Flavia Alba stories, and suspect that LD is also enjoying being able to write as a woman. While there are lots of similarities between these and the Falco novels, and while the 'voice' is (unsurprisingly) basically the same one (understandable, as Flavia is Falco's daughter, and thus makes......more

Quotes

“In this, her second novel, [Flavia’s] skills at investigation and diplomacy are put to the test…Perhaps the most appealing thing about Davis’ Roman mysteries is their nimble prose, unfettered by clots of scene-setting and drawn-out historical exposition. The dialogue is breezy, free of faux-historical grammatical constructions, and the characters feel like contemporary men and women.” Booklist (starred review)

“Davis’ sequel to 2013’s The Ides of April boasts a strong female lead…Diamond Dagger Award winner Davis vividly portrays the setting, ‘a poisoned city, where a paranoid emperor had caused often-lethal mistrust.’” Publishers Weekly

“Faustus’ reappearance as a sidekick enlivens the story considerably, and things really get interesting when Flavia consults her shrewd uncles, both quick to offer advice and to call her out on her recklessness and her little deceits….A solidly plotted traditional whodunit with some nice historical touches. As the heroine become more fully fleshed, her challenges become more and more interesting.” Kirkus Reviews

“Flavia Alba [is] wonderfully performed by Lucy Brown…Lucy Brown’s voice is lovely, and she has a wonderful way with the tongue in cheek, which suits Davis’ style perfectly. Brown’s Flavia is likable and pragmatic but not hard, and she delineates a diverse cast with ease. Delightful.” AudioFile

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