A Capitol Death
2019 historical crime novel by Lindsey Davis
9781473658745
A Capitol Death is a historical crime novel by British writer Lindsey Davis, the seventh in her Flavia Albia series. It was published in the UK by Hodder & Stoughton on 4 April 2019 (ISBN 9781473658745) .[1]
The tale is set in November AD 89 on the Capitoline Hill, and includes a death by falling from the Tarpeian Rock, a stinking family of shell-fish boilers who produce the imperial purple dye, the preparations for Domitian's double triumph, family relationships, and augury, while Flavia and her husband are setting up their new household.[2]
The cover of the UK hardback 1st edition shows a sea shell, likely to be the dye-producing bolinus brandaris, on a purple, perhaps bloodstained, background.
In an interview with her editor Oliver Johnson, Davis discussed her successful plan to base a series of books on the seven hills of Rome, starting with the Aventine Hill and reaching the Capitoline Hill with this latest book.[3]
References
- ^ A Capitol Death. Hodder & Stoughton. 4 April 2019. ISBN 9781473658745. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ Davis, Lindsey (2019). A Capitol Death. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-1-473-65874-5.
- ^ "Lindsey Davis interview: A Capitol Death and the Flavia Albia series". Hodder & Stoughton. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
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Marcus Didius Falco and Flavia Albia series by Lindsey Davis
- The Silver Pigs (1989)
- Shadows in Bronze (1990)
- Venus in Copper (1991)
- The Iron Hand of Mars (1992)
- Poseidon's Gold (1993)
- Last Act in Palmyra (1994)
- Time to Depart (1995)
- A Dying Light in Corduba (1996)
- Three Hands in the Fountain (1997)
- Two for the Lions (1998)
- One Virgin Too Many (1999)
- Ode to a Banker (2000)
- A Body in the Bath House (2001)
- The Jupiter Myth (2002)
- The Accusers (2003)
- Scandal Takes a Holiday (2004)
- See Delphi and Die (2005)
- Saturnalia (2007)
- Alexandria (2009)
- Nemesis (2010)
- The Ides of April (2013)
- Enemies at Home (2014)
- Deadly Election (2015)
- The Graveyard of the Hesperides (2016)
- The Third Nero (2017)
- Pandora's Boy (2018)
- A Capitol Death (2019)
- The Grove of the Caesars (2020)
- A Comedy of Terrors (2021)
- Desperate Undertaking (2022)
- Fatal Legacy (2023)
- Death on the Tiber (2024)
- The Course of Honour (1997)
- Falco: The Official Companion (2010)
- Master and God (2012)
- "The Spook Who Spoke Again" (2015)
- "Vesuvius By Night" (2017)
- "Invitation to Die" (2019)
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