See Delphi and Die: A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery: 17 (Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries, 17)

I was very disappointed by this book. It completely failed to hold my interest! I had not read this author before, and I will definitely not read again

See Delphi and Die is a 10 CD 11 hours and a half reading of the book by Christian Rodska. And he does a fine job of bringing the book to life.I've read and enjoyed the Falco series by Lindsey Davis for years now but must admit I am a little jaded in him after 17 books.He seems to be more and more of a `Roman Chav' in my opinion when compared to Steven Saylor's Gordianus the Finder or John Maddox Roberts SPQR series Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger (BOTH highly recommended ) {See my reviews of them if you at all interested in Good Roman detective stories. Am I being a snob? No I think not I often feel Decius deserves a good kick in the toga to get him to improve himself. BUT is this the sign of a good character one we care about??Back to the story CDsThis one is better in that it takes Falco out of Rome to Romano Greece> Informer, Marcus Didio Falco is summoned by his mother-in-law to find her son Aulus and get him to back to study hard for a career as a Roman Aristo. But it seems Aulus has stumbled upon a murder in Olympia and has written to his mother knowing that Falco and Helena will be interested in the case and come like the 9th cavalry to Greece to solve the mystery.It seems the murder victim was young honeymooning bride on a tour of Greece with an agency! Sounds far fetched but these things happened! Of course we are alerted to the history of the murder when three years earlier another young woman died violently on a tour with the same agency. Cue music!!. Falco and co( Smart Aristo born wife Helena, his adopted daughter Albia, two of his nephews Gaius and Cornelius, the son of his personal trainer Glaucus his dog Nux and Uncle Tom.. No I lie about the last one).We travel with Falco and co from Rome to Olympia via Corinth.I won't reveal the plot but of course all may be revealed and two mysterys just may be solved.

I really enjoyed this book (inching my way through the series)- in particular as one learns a lot about the origins and set up of the Olympic Games. All of Lindsey Davis's Falco books seem to be have been meticulously researched which puts them in the Top 3 of their category, Historical Mysteries (alongside Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs series).

I found this one had a bit too much of the Greek travelogue, than the detection.The story rumbled along with lots of pages with nothing really happening.A very abrupt ending as well.

On of the better stories

Yes it did come up to expectations. I always enjoy the Falco books and never tire of Lindsey Davis' writing.