Poseidon's Gold: A BBC Full-Cast Radio Drama (A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery) [Audiobook, CD] [Audio CD]

Lindsey Davis (Author), Full Cast (Narrator)

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Publication Date: February 28, 2012 | Series: A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery

Returning to Rome after his mission to Germania, Falco finds that his mother is being harassed by a centurion named Censorinus, who says he is chasing a debt owed to him by Falco's brother Festus. Censorinus claims that Festus was involved in a syndicate, shipping valuable statues from Greece—and that even when his ship sunk, Festus had guaranteed that everyone in the group would get their money back. Now, however, Festus is dead, and Falco knows he didn't leave a legacy. When Falco refuses to cough up any money, he and Censorinus end up fighting...and later, the centurion turns up dead. Under suspicion of murder, Falco must confront his past and uncover his brother's secrets before he can clear his name and solve the mystery.

This funny and fast–moving fifth story in the series stars Anton Lesser, Anna Madeley, and Trevor Peacock. It's a treat for all Falco fans.

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About the Author

Lindsey Davis began writing about the Romans with The Course of Honour. Her long–running series featuring laid–back First Century Roman detective Marcus Didius Falco is published in Britain and the U.S., has been translated into many languages. She has won the CWA Historical Dagger, the Dagger in the Library, and a Sherlock for Falco as Best Detective. She has been Honorary President of the Classical Association and is a past Chair of the Crimewriters' Association.

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: AudioGO Ltd. (February 28, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1408426145
• ISBN-13: 978-1408426142
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,988,545 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Poseedon's Gold dramatization, August 30, 2011

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This review is from: Poseidon's Gold: A BBC Full-Cast Radio Drama (A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery) (Audio CD)

This is not the best of the five books dramatized and doesn't stand up well unless you have heard the prior 4 stories: "Silver Pigs","Shadows in Bronze", "Venus in Copper" and The "The Iron Hand of Mars." Like all fictional series, the characters grow and develop with each story.

Linsey Davis has written about 17 of the Didius Falco informer (dectective) stories. Unfortunately, the BBC has only done full cast dramatizations of the first 5 books. I find them a lot of fun because although the stories were abridged, you don't loose the spirit or essentials of the story. These stories give you a good feeling of what it must have been like to live in the Roman Empire in the time of the Emperor Vespasian (around 70 AD).