{"product_id":"nemesis-paperback-5","title":"Nemesis - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLindsey Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe much awaited latest installment in this \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling series brings Marcus Didius Falco back to the city of Rome and its deadly, convoluted intrigues \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the high summer of A.D. 77, Roman informer Marcus Didius Falco is beset by personal problems. Newly bereaved and facing unexpected upheavals in his life, it is a relief for him to consider someone else's misfortunes. A middle-aged couple who supplied statues to his father, Geminus, have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. They had an old feud with a bunch of notorious freedmen, the Claudii, who live rough in the pestilential Pontine Marshes, terrorizing the neighborhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a mutilated corpse turns up near Rome, Falco and his \u003ci\u003evigiles \u003c\/i\u003efriend Petronius investigate, even though it means traveling in the dread marshes. But just as they are making progress, the Chief Spy, Anacrites, snatches their case away from them. As his rivalry with Falco escalates, he makes false overtures of friendship, but fails to cover up the fact that the violent Claudii have acquired corrupt protection at the highest level. Making further enquiries after they have been warned off can only be dangerous--but when did that stop Falco and Petronius? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEgged on by the slippery bureaucrats who hate Anacrites, the dogged friends dig deeper while a psychotic killer keeps taking more victims, and the shocking truth creeps closer and closer to home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter \u003ci\u003eAlexandria\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book in this long-running series to hit the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller list, Lindsey Davis brings her beloved characters and series back to Rome in a book that brings together a number of long-running plot threads to surprising and compelling conclusions.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLindsey Davis\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eVenus in Copper\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Iron Hand of Mars\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAlexandria\u003c\/i\u003e. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eRebels and Traitors\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42724269588543,"sku":"9780312609283","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7606bc64a4be32c1ef3bb5bb5c5b9086.webp?v=1765102096","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/nemesis-paperback-5","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}