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The Silver Pigs is the classic novel which introduced readers around the world to Marcus Didius Falco, a private informer with a knack for trouble, a tendency for bad luck, and a frequently incovenient drive for justice.
When Marcus Didius Falco encounters the young and very pretty Sosia Camillina in the Forum, he senses immediately that there is something amiss. When she confesses that she is fleeing for her life, Falco offers to help her and, in doing so, he gets himself mixed up in a deadly plot involving stolen ingots, dangerous and dark political machinations, and, most hazardous of all, one Helena Justina, a brash, indominable senator's daughter connected to the very traitors that Falco has sworn to expose.
- Sales Rank: #347155 in Books
- Published on: 2011-09-13
- Released on: 2011-09-13
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x .79" w x 5.50" l, .70 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 352 pages
Review
“Witty and always enjoyable mysteries.” ―Washington Post Book World
“Davis makes Rome live.” ―Washington Post Book World
“Davis is both a deft storyteller and a scholar...a top drawer series.” ―Newsday
“The Rome of Davis' imagination is licentious and entertaining.” ―San Jose Mercury News on THE MARCUS DIDIUS FALCO SERIES
“An excellent series.” ―Library Journal on THE MARCUS DIDIUS FALCO SERIES
“Excellent… a cross between I, CLAUDIUS and MYSTERY!” ―Rocky Mountain News on THE MARCUS DIDIUS FALCO SERIES
“A pure delight… brilliantly [immerses] us in the marvels of ancient Roman life.” ―Good Book Guide on The Accusers
“An irresistible package of history, mystery, and fast-moving action, all punctuated by a sense of humor that few writers can match.” ―Cleveland Plain Dealer on Venus in Copper
“Roman history and culture are nice accessories for the more durable tool that Davis employs--hilariously good writing.” ―Washington Post Book World on Last Act in Palmyra
“Davis's vision of everyday life in the Roman Empire is superb. I haven't read historical fiction this good since I, Claudius by Robert Graves and The Persian Boy by Mary Renault.” ―Detroit Free Press on Shadows in Bronze
“Lindsey Davis doesn't just bring Rome to life--she brings life to Rome better than anyone else ever has.” ―Detroit Free Press on The Iron Hand of Mars
From the Back Cover
Readers and critics alike have fallen in love with Lindsey Davis's Marcus Didius Falco mysteries set in Ancient Rome. The Silver Pigs is the first book in this popular series…
ALL ROADS LEAD TO TREACHERY…
When Marcus Didius Falco, a Roman "informer" who has a nose for trouble that's sharper than most, encounters Sosia Camillina in the Forum, he senses immediately all is not right with the pretty girl. She confesses to him that she is fleeing for her life, and Falco makes the rash decision to rescue her--a decision he will come to regret. For Sosia bears a heavy burden: as heavy as a pile of stolen Imperial ingots, in fact. Matters just get more complicated when Falco meets Helena Justina, a Senator's daughter who is connected to the very same traitors he has sworn to expose. Soon Falco finds himself swept from the perilous back alleys of Ancient Rome to the silver mines of distant Britain--and up against a cabal of traitors with blood on their hands and no compunction whatsoever to do away with a snooping plebe like Falco….
"Davis makes Rome live."
--Washington Post Book World
"Davis is both a deft storyteller and a scholar…a top drawer series."
--Newsday
About the Author
Lindsey Davis was born and raised in Birmingham, England. After taking an English degree at Oxford and working for the civil service for thirteen years, she "ran away to be a writer." Her internationally bestselling novels featuring ancient Roman detective Marcus Didius Falco include Venus in Copper, The Iron Hand of Mars, Nemesis and Alexandria. She is also the author of Rebels and Traitors, set during the English Civil War. Davis is the recipient of the Crime Writers' Association Cartier Diamond Dagger Award, the highest accolade for crime writers, as well as the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger Award and the Authors' Club Best First Novel award.
Most helpful customer reviews
52 of 53 people found the following review helpful.
Introducing Falco
By Marshall Lord
This is the first of a series of detective stories set in Vespasian's Roman Empire and featuring the informer Marcus Didius Falco.
I tried this historical detective story because I had enjoyed Ellis Peter's "Brother Cadfael" detective stories. They were excellent but this is brilliant, as is the rest of the series.
Funny, exciting, and based on a painstaking effort to re-create the world of 70AD.
By chance, Falco rescues a 16-year old girl called Sosia Camillina from a gang of thugs. She turns out to be the illegitimate niece of a senator, who suspects that an illegal trade is going on in silver pigs (ingots) from a godforsaken remote corner of the empire - Britain. To Falco's disgust he has to return to this barbaric spot where he had once served with the legions ...
If you have met and enjoyed either the Cadfael or Thraxas series, this is even better.
It isn't absolutely essential to read these stories in sequence, as the mysteries Falco is trying to solve are usually-self contained stories. Having said that there is some ongoing development of characters and relationships and I think reading them in chronologial order does marginally improve the experience.
The full Falco series, in chronological order, consists at the moment of:
The Silver Pigs
Shadows in Bronze
Venus in Copper
The Iron Hand of Mars
Poseidon's Gold
Last Act in Palmyra
Time to Depart
A Dying Light in Corduba
Three Hands in the Fountain
Two for the Lions
One Virgin Too Many
Ode to a Banker
A Body in te Bath house
The Jupiter Myth
The Accusers
Scandal taks a Holiday
See Delphi and Die
Saturnalia
Lindsey Davis has also written a historical novel set in the same timeframe called "The Course of Honor" which is about the love affair between Vespasian and his mistress Caenis. The author has taken two sentences from Suetonius and from them conjured the vital image of a woman beautiful in both form and personality and a charming love story.
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful.
A di fferent kind of detective story...
By Kelley Heckart
Marcus Didius Falco is a former soldier and now a private informer in ancient Rome. After the brutal death of a young girl named Sosia, he is driven to find her killer even if it means putting his own life in danger.
Helena Justina is the daughter of a senator and Sosia's cousin. She is not afraid to prove her independence and joins up with Falco to try to find Sosia's killer.
In his search to find Sosia's killer, Marcus Didius Falco stumbles upon thievery from the silver mines in Britain. Among the suspects is the young son of Vespasian, the new Emperor of Rome. This puts Falco in more danger then he imagined. There are more suspects and one of them is not only a thief, but also a murderer. This is the one suspect that Falco will go to great lengths to find. From Rome to the dark hills of Britain, Falco and Helena hunt for a killer.
The chemistry between Marcus Didius Falco and Helena Justina was brought to life on these pages with witty dialog that I found refreshing. I had no trouble imagining these two butting heads while longing to kiss one another. The author did a wonderful job of bringing ancient Rome to life and showing the dark side of this ancient society. I would recommend this for readers who enjoy mysteries or historical novels.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.
A hidden gem of a book! And a great series to get nestled in!
By Thomas B. Greenman
I'm a guy who loves series books. But I also love historical fiction - fiction that is as close to the real thing as I can get. I've read all of the Master and Commander series, Hornblower, Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles and Mayfair Witches to name a few. I like it exciting but drenched in details - details that don't bore me or slow me down. The words have to flow well. With those kinds of requirements, it's a bit hard to find series books that I can take serious and enjoy. Somehow or another, I stumbled across the Falco series on my Kindle app and I'll finish them all (even thought I'm on the third book).
The series takes place in classical antiquity in the time of Vespasian/Titus's rule in Rome (time of the Caesars). Lindsey Davis does a fantastic job of bringing history to life in a very realistic and down to earth manner. While it takes the form of mystery with Falco as a detective ("informer" by Roman standards) who pursues various criminals and intrigues for citizens as well as the Emperor.
In the opening books of the series, we are taken on a guided tour of Rome via the eyes of Falco as takes on a job for a beautiful young woman who ends of dying before he can complete his mission. Slowly the tapestry of lies and deceit begins to unfold as Falco has to travel all the way to savage Britain to solve his case and avenge the girls death.
Overall, a solid opener that takes several chapters to set it's hooks into you but once they are set, they are set for good.
I found it hard to locate an exact reading order of the books - they are meant to be read in order. The books themselves, especially the Kindle versions, don't really list the order or it's a bit skewed. Either way, here's a list I got that should help everyone who wants to read this awesome series of books:
1) The Silver Pigs, originally published as Silver Pigs (set in Rome and Britain) in AD 70-71. (1989)
2) Shadows in Bronze (set in Rome and Campania) in AD 71. (1990)
3) Venus in Copper (set in Rome) in AD 71. (1991)
4) The Iron Hand of Mars (set in Rome and Germania) in AD 71. (1992)
5) Poseidon's Gold (set in Rome and Capua) in AD 72. (1993)
6) Last Act in Palmyra (set in Rome, The Decapolis and Palmyra) in AD 72. (1994)
7) Time to Depart (set in Rome) in AD 72. (1995)
8) A Dying Light in Corduba (set in Rome and Córdoba, Spain) in AD 73. (1996)
9) Three Hands in the Fountain (set in Rome) in AD 73. (1997)
10) Two for the Lions (set in Rome, Carthage, and Libya) in AD 73. (1998)
11) One Virgin Too Many (set in Rome) in AD 74. (1999)
12) Ode to a Banker (set in Rome) in AD 74. (2000)
13) A Body in the Bath House, aka A Body in the Bathhouse (set in Rome and Britain) in AD 75. (2001)
14) The Jupiter Myth - set in Britain in AD 75, follows on from the previous novel (2002)
15) The Accusers (set in Rome) in AD 75. (2003)
16) Scandal Takes a Holiday - set in Rome and Ostia in AD 76. (2004)
17) See Delphi and Die - set in Rome and various locations in Greece in AD 76. (2005)
18) Saturnalia (set in Rome) at year-end. (2007)
19) Alexandria (set in Alexandria) in AD 77. (2009)
20) Nemesis (Set in Rome and Latium) in summer AD 77. (2010)
EDIT - 4/15/14
As of this point, Amazon does not offer all of these books for Kindle. Indeed some of these aren't available in any digital format at all! Hopefully, the publishers will choose to release these for the Kindle. In the meantime, look a couple books ahead and make sure you have a hardback/paperback version available if the Kindle version isn't out. You don't want to be stuck without the next book.
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