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Enemies at Home

By: Lindsey Davis
Narrated by: Lucy Brown
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 From renowned author Lindsey Davis, creator of the much-loved character, Marcus Didius Falco and his friends and family, comes the second novel in her all-new series set in Ancient Rome.

We first met Flavia Albia, Falco's feisty adopted daughter, in The Ides of April. Albia is a remarkable woman in what is very much a man's world: young, widowed and fiercely independent, she lives alone on the Aventine Hill in Rome and makes a good living as a hired investigator. An outsider in more ways than one, Albia has unique insight into life in ancient Rome, and she puts it to good use going places no man could go, and asking questions no man could ask.

Even as the dust settles from her last case, Albia finds herself once again drawn into a web of lies and intrigue. Two mysterious deaths at a local villa may be murder and, as the household slaves are implicated, Albia is once again forced to involve herself. Her fight is not just for truth and justice, however; this time, she's also battling for the very lives of people who can't fight for themselves.

Enemies at Home presents Ancient Rome as only Lindsey Davis can, offering wit, intrigue, action and the further adventures of a brilliant new heroine who promises to be as celebrated as Marcus Didius Falco and Helena Justina, her fictional predecessors.

(P)2014 Hodder & Stoughton©2014 Lindsey Davis Historical Fiction
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I like the characters in the story and the narration but I did guess the culprit.

Enjoyable for the characters.<br />

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Another charming tale of Roman life from the female perspective. Very enjoyable with that same lighthearted humor liberally dispersed throughout. I bet real life in those time would not be quite this colourful especially for the fairer sex.

Very good

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it's the anachronisms that annoy me. applying modern criminal justice concepts to an ancient civilisation is just maddening. no one had any concept of psychopaths.

a reasonable time filler

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boring bordering on ridiculous author attempts to modernize heroine as an independent woman with historically correct Rome makes the novel read unbelievable, cliched and predictable. don't get me started on why they chose the names for the characters that they did reads like something a high school student would. narrators voice is awful she sounds like she is over Annunciating everything wish sample audio was longer waste of money

boring

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