A Body in the Bath House
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| Author | Lindsey Davis |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Marcus Didius Falco |
| Genre(s) | Crime |
| Publisher | Century |
| Released | 2001 |
| Media Type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 304 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-7126-7854-9 |
A Body In The Bath House is a crime novel by Lindsey Davis, first published in 2001, in the United Kingdom by Century, London and in the United States by Mysterious Press, New York. It is the thirteenth in the Falco series of mysteries, set in the Roman Empire primarily during the reign of the Emperor Vespasian.
[edit] Plot summary
When Marcus Didius Falco discovers a corpse hidden under the floor of his new bath house he starts to track down the men responsible - Glaucus and Cotta. He also receives a commission from the Emperor Vespasian. A building project for the British Chieftain Togidubnus is running late and over-budget. Suspecting that the men he seeks have fled to Britain Falco accepts the mission and travels there with his wife, two baby daughters, their nurse and his two brothers-in-law Amelius and Camillus.
Falco arrives at Fishbourne and starts by investigating corrupt practices. However events quickly take a turn for the worse when the Chief Architect is found murdered in the bath-house of the British King. Falco takes over the project and investigates the killings.
| Lindsey Davis |
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| The Falco Novels |
| 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 the Bath House | The Jupiter Myth | The Accusers | Scandal Takes a Holiday | See Delphi and Die|Saturnalia |
