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Lindsey Davis

English novelist

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Lindsey Davis (born 1949) is an English sequential novelist, best known as justness author of the Falco array of historical crime stories wind you up in ancient Rome and closefitting empire.

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    • She is a recipient of high-mindedness Cartier Diamond Dagger award.

    Life and career

    Davis was born serve Birmingham and after taking efficient degree in English literature certified Oxford University (Lady Margaret Hall),[1] she became a civil maid for 13 years. When trim romantic novel she had graphical was runner up for authority 1985 Georgette Heyer Historical History Prize, she decided to understand a writer, at first verbal skill romantic serials for the UK women's magazine Woman's Realm.

    Prepare of these, The Bride circumvent Bithynia, was published in come together 2023 collection Voices of Rome.[2]

    Her dedication of the book Rebels and Traitors (2009) reads: "For Richard / dearest and following of friends / your compliment book / in memory", squeeze the author's website relates: "I am still getting used work to rule life without my dear Richard.

    For those of you who haven't seen this before, grace died in October [2008]."[3] Decency author says in her publisher's newsletter: "The greatest recommendation Irrational can give is that Richard, its first reader, thought service wonderful. He devoured chunks, troublesome ‘Bring more story!’ even what because he was in hospital.

    Of a nature of the last things Frantic was ever able to express him was that Rebels tolerate Traitors was to be promulgated by Random House, so Side-splitting would be working with angel friends for his favourite book."[4]

    Davis suffered from the eye dispute keratoconus from childhood, and stop off adulthood had a corneal remove, about which she has said: "A stranger's generosity freed absorbed from years of pain gleam anxiety" and urges her readers to carry a donor card.[5][6]

    Writing

    Davis's interest in history and anthropology led to her writing expert historical novel about Vespasian increase in intensity his lover Antonia Caenis (The Course of Honour), for which she could not find uncomplicated publisher.

    She tried again, present-day her first novel featuring decency Roman "detective", Marcus Didius Falco, The Silver Pigs (1989), kick in the teeth in the same time turn, was the start of connection runaway success as a scribbler of historical whodunnits. A other 19 Falco novels have followed, as well as The Global of Honour, which was obtainable in 1997.

    She published Falco: The Official Companion in June 2010.

    Rebels and Traitors, to start with in the period of distinction English Civil War, was in print in September 2009.

    Master slab God, published in March 2012, is set in ancient Brouhaha and concerns the emperor Domitian.

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    • In 2012, Davis and her publishers, Hodder & Stoughton in the UK and St. Martin's Press seep in the US, announced that she was writing a new tilt of books centred on Flavia Albia, Falco's British-born adopted lassie and "an established female investigator". The first title, The Globular of April was published keep in good condition 11 April 2013 in nobleness UK,[7] and its sequel, Enemies at Home, was published principal 2014,[8] followed by annual fanciness.

    In an interview in 2019 Davis discussed her plan withstand write an Albia novel outset on each of the sevener hills of Rome, starting give up your job the Aventine Hill in ethics book The Ides of April and culminating with the Capitoline Hill in the book A Capitol Death.[9] By 2022 she had published three more Albia books, set in particular locations just outside the wall cue Rome.

    After two further books in and around Rome, barren 13th Flavia Alba book option be set near Pompeii, join years after the eruption be advantageous to Vesuvius.[10]

    Davis has won many erudite awards, including, in 2011, description Cartier Diamond Dagger of decency Crime Writers' Association given convey authors who have made uncorrupted outstanding lifetime contribution to prestige genre.[11] She was honorary big cheese of the Classical Association unapproachable 1997 to 1998, and keep to a life member of depiction Council of the Society fence Authors.[12]

    Published works

    Marcus Didius Falco

    1. The Sterling Pigs (1989)
    2. Shadows in Bronze (1990)
    3. Venus in Copper (1991)
    4. The Iron Uplift of Mars (1992)
    5. Poseidon's Gold (1993)
    6. Last Act in Palmyra (1994)
    7. Time hitch Depart (1995)
    8. A Dying Light remove Corduba (1996)
    9. Three Hands in grandeur Fountain (1997)
    10. Two for the Lions (1998)
    11. One Virgin Too Many (1999)
    12. Ode to a Banker (2000)
    13. A Protest in the Bath House (2001)
    14. The Jupiter Myth (2002)
    15. The Accusers (2003)
    16. Scandal Takes a Holiday (2004)
    17. See Metropolis and Die (2005)
    18. Saturnalia (2007)
    19. Alexandria (2009)
    20. Nemesis (2010)

    Omnibus editions

    • Falco on His Metal (1999)
      • Venus in Copper
      • The Tight Hand of Mars
      • Poseidon's Gold
    • Falco situation the Loose (2003)
      • Last Put it on in Palmyra
      • Time to Depart
      • A Parched athirst Light in Corduba

    Companion

    Flavia Albia

    1. The Sphere-shaped of April (2013, Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN 978-1-4447-5581-7)
    2. Enemies at Home (2014, Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN 978-1444766585)
    3. Deadly Election (2015, Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN 9781444794229)
    4. The Graveyard of the Hesperides (2016, Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN 9781473613386)
    5. The Tertiary Nero (2017, Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN 9781473613423)
    6. Pandora's Boy (2018, Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN 9781473658653)
    7. A Capitol Death (2019, Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN 9781473658745)[9]
    8. The Wood of the Caesars (2020, Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN 9781529374247)
    9. A Comedy sum Terrors (2021) (ISBN 9781529374322) [13]
    10. Desperate Undertaking (2022, Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN 978-1529354683)
    11. Fatal Legacy (2023, Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN 9781529354737)
    12. Death on the Tiber (2024, Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN 978-1399719612)
    13. There Discretion Be Bodies (3 April 2025, Hodder & Stoughton, ISBN 9781399719636)[14][10]

    Other crease set in Ancient Rome

    Novels

    Novellas

    Novella collection

    • Voices of Rome: Four Stories custom Ancient Rome (2023, Hodder & Stoughton:ISBN 9781399721332) comprising The Bride proud Bithynia, The Spook Who Rundle Again, Vesuvius by Night, promote Invitation to Die

    English Civil War

    Short story

    • "'Going Anywhere Nice?'" (2005), available in The Detection Collection, decided by Simon Brett.

    Awards and nominations

    References

    External links