The Ides of April (Flavia Albia Mysteries)

from Mothwing

Ok crime story with ok twist, strong female characters and enjoyable romp through Rome. The one thing that I would have liked even more is to leave the Aventine behind this time and spend more time at other places. Still, the diverse host of characters (deaf people! mentally disabled people! blac...

from JalenV

Not as much mayhem involved in this first Flavia Albia mystery as in a Falco mystery, and she's not as funny as her adoptive father. Still, it's a good book. It's nice to get glimpses of the old crowd. Even if Flavia Albia is a widow, her marriage was a happy one. One surprise caught me off guard...

from clue

The book is set in Rome in 89AD. The author's first series was based on the experinces of Marcus Didius Falco, an investigtor. This book is the first in a second series based on the experiences of his adopted daughter, Flavia Albi, who as a young widow has taken up her father's line of work. Wh...

from Vesper1931

89AD and Marcus Didius Falco's adopted daughter Flavia Albia is now an investigator. When she hears hints of a killer in the Aventine she decides to investiagte. After reading all the Falco novels I was very interested in readng this new series and I did enjoy this well-written (of course) story....

from TadAD

It lacks the interplay between the protagonists that made the Davis' first series, the Marcus Didius Falco books, so much fun. Flavia needs the equivalent of a Helena Justina (albeit probably with a gender change) in order to make this new series as much fun.