A Body in the Bathhouse

Download or read book A Body in the Bathhouse written by Lindsey Davis and published by Mysterious Press. This book was released on 2009-02-28 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 13th novel featuring Roman detective Marcus Didius Falco explores the fervor of home improvement that's sweeping the Roman Empire and Falco's own household, specifically the bath house-where a body turns up. Marcus Didius Falco, once a common informer, now middle class private investigator, discovers that newly acquired rank brings associated problems, the most gruesome of which is a corpse buried under the tiles of his new bath house. The contractors have fled to Britain where, as the Fates have it, Falco is ordered. A local chief and ally of the Romans is having a palace built by the Emperor Vespasian. However, the project is running late, work is slipshod, and fatal accidents keep happening. Somewhere on the site are the murderers who may be behind this latest spate of killings. Somewhere in the forefront, troubleshooting for the Emperor, is Falco, without an ally and now next on the list for assassination.