A Body in the Bathhouse.A BODY IN THE BATHHOUSE. Lindsey Davis Lindsey Davis, historical novelist, was born in Birmingham, England in 1949. Having taken a degree in English literature at Oxford University (Lady Margaret Hall), she became a civil servant. . 2001/2004. Read by Christian Rodska. 10 cds. 11.75 hrs. BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. Audiobooks America. 0-7927-3462-9. $99.95. Vinyl; plot, author, reader notes. SA Marcus Didius Falco Marcus Didius Falco is the endearing central character and narrator in a series of novels by Lindsey Davis. Using the conceits of modern detective stories (with Falco as the private investigator, roughly translated into the classical world as a 'private informer'), Ms. , informer Informer Battus revealed theft by Mercury; turned to touchstone. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Walsh Classical, 47] Cenci, Count Francesco old libertine ravishes his daughter Beatrice. [Br. Lit. , has three problems. First, two contractors have left a surprise under the floor of his new bathhouse--a rotting corpse--and scarpered off to Britain. Second, the Emperor Vespasian wants Falco to go to Britain to sort out a cock-up at the building site. Finally, Falco's sister Maia is being harassed by a former romantic interest, the emperor's Chief Spy whose men have trashed trashed adj. Slang Drunk or intoxicated. Our Living Language Expressions for intoxication are among those that best showcase the creativity of slang. her house. Time to get her out of Rome for a visit to the hindside of the empire. So it's off to Britain with Falco, his wife Helena, their two baby daughters, Helena's two patrician brothers, Maia, a nanny with an attitude, and Nux, the dog. When Falco arrives, he discovers that a few missing plinths are the least of his worries. This is the 16th Falco mystery, still full of humor, family squabbles, financial fiddles, and mayhem. Rodska, who has recorded about 70 audio books, gives the story a full-voiced reading that includes a four-year-old girl, patricians and lowly marble merchants, a tetchy tetch·y also tech·y adj. tetch·i·er, tetch·i·est Peevish; testy: "As a critic gets older, he or she usually grows more tetchy and limited in responses" James Wolcott. nanny, brawlers and babes. Highly recommended to fans of the genre and the series. Janet Julian, Teacher, Grafton, MA S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. S--Recommended for senior high school students. A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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