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A Dying Light in Corduba

by Lindsey Davis · 1996

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Nobody was poisoned at the dinner for the Society of Olive Oil Producers of Baetica, though in retrospect this was quite a surprise...

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Inimitable detective Marcus Didius Falco is back with a vengeance. Muggings, occur, a man is killed and Rome's answer to Phillip Marlowe is plunged into the fiercely competitive world of olive oil-production. Political intrigue, an exotic Spanish dancer and impending fatherhood, all add to Falco's troubles.

Eighth in Davis' award-winning and acclaimed Falco novels.

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long · 434 pages

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