Enemies at Home: A Flavia Albia Novel (Flavia Albia Series), by Lindsey Davis

Enemies at Home: A Flavia Albia Novel (Flavia Albia Series), by Lindsey Davis

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"There are rules for private informers accepting a new case. Never take on clients who cannot pay you. Never do favours for friends. Don't work with relatives. If, like me, you are a woman, keep clear of men you find attractive. "Will I never learn?"

In Ancient Rome, the number of slaves was far greater than that of free citizens. As a result, often the people Romans feared most were the "enemies at home," the slaves under their own roofs. Because of this, Roman law decreed that if the head of a household was murdered at home, and the culprit wasn't quickly discovered, his slaves―all of them, guilty or not―were presumed responsible and were put to death. Without exception.

When a couple is found dead in their own bedroom and their house burglarized, some of their household slaves know what is about to happen to them. They flee to the Temple of Ceres, which by tradition is respected as a haven for refugees. This is where Flavia Albia comes in. The authorities, under pressure from all sides, need a solution. Albia, a private informer just like her father, Marcus Didius Falco, is asked to solve the murders, in this mystery from Lindsey Davis.

Enemies at Home: A Flavia Albia Novel (Flavia Albia Series), by Lindsey Davis

• Amazon Sales Rank: #358646 in Books
• Brand: Davis, Lindsey
• Published on: 2015-06-16
• Released on: 2015-06-16
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.94" h x .94" w x 5.69" l, .0 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Enemies at Home: A Flavia Albia Novel (Flavia Albia Series), by Lindsey Davis

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“Davis combines excellent research, expansive knowledge, and vivid writing to immerse readers in ancient Rome. The people and the places of the city seem both authentic and familiar...a great read!” ―Library Journal on The Ides of April

“The Flavia Albia series promises to be every bit as exciting and enduring as the Falco mysteries.” ―Booklist (starred review)

“Davis delights. . .with her trademark blend of quirky characters and rich period detail. Readers can anticipate Flavia Albia to be a compelling presence for years to come.” ―Booklist (starred review) on Ides of April

“Flavia proves a worthy successor to her wily father and, as always, under all the excitement runs the solidity of Davis's historical knowledge” ―The Independent (UK) on The Ides of April

“Flavia Albia makes her debut courtesy of the author of the long-running Marcus Didius Falco series (Nemesis, 2010, etc.). This installment includes the same helpful map of the city and cast of characters and a feistier style…Flavia demonstrates appealing wit and grit.” ―Kirkus Reviews on The Ides of April

“Entertaining … taut and deftly woven. Albia is a witty and attractive addition to the roster of his family and as ever with a Davis novel―the narration is done so delightfully that the final impression is curiously warm and uplifting.” ―The Guardian (London) on The Ides of April

“Davis ingeniously breathes life into her Ancient Rome series…Provides hope that Flavia could have as long a literary run as Marcus” ―Publishers Weekly on The Ides of April

“Davis's sequel to 2013's The Ides of April boasts a strong female lead, [and]… vividly portrays the setting, ‘a poisoned city, where a paranoid emperor had caused often-lethal mistrust,'” ―Publishers Weekly on Enemies at Home

About the Author

LINDSEY DAVIS is the author of The New York Times bestselling series of historical mysteries featuring Marcus Didius Falco. She lives in London.

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful. "Every slave is an enemy" (Seneca) By travelswithadiplomat Flavia Albia returns for her second adventure. This time the meiosis and tapinosis of her vernacular has gone, to be replaced with a more wry, intelligent assessment of her Roman city folk. Which is a vast improvement on her introduction in “The Ides of April” where the novel suffers so much from a caustic tone that I very nearly didn’t read this sequel. I am glad I did pick this up because it is much more Falco-like, the mystery is confusingly brilliant, the wit has just that right blend of acerbity and tongue-in-cheek humour that had us scrambling to buy the next Falco novel.The novel opens fairly swiftly with a triple murder on the Esquiline. It looks like a robbery gone wrong, what with the disappearance of a fine haul of silverware but there’s something nagging Albia about the deaths of Valerius Aviola, his new bride Mucia Lucilia, and a door porter named Nicostratus. The former have been strangled, the latter bashed in with a plank. In the interim a fair few of the suspects – a gaggle of terrified household slaves - have taken refuge in the sanctum of the Aventine’s Temple of Ceres. The case has been tasked to Titianus, vigile of the Second Cohort but Albia finds her simmering love possibility of Tiberius Manlius Faustus – plebeian aedile – asking her to investigate, setting up her up in the guest-room of the Aviola’s house and lending her his sixteen year old slave Dromo to provide daily reports. All of which is really an excuse for him to spend time with her.Albia drags in some family help in the form of her two uncles: Aulus and Quintus. The latter who advises that “’Remember the proverbial answer – the cup bearer did it.’” Not quite true in this case, but it means the author can bind the reader tightly to the nostalgia of Falco (Helena Justina even makes an appearance at the dysenteric dénouement), a familiarity that makes us even more comfortable with the story.The novel then plunges into an intellectual sleuthing. Albia embarks on conducting aural investigations, visiting trustees, wading through the complex relationships that comprise a Roman household, dangerously intercepting hardened gang members in dodgy pubs, visiting baths to glean information, and having drunken female soirees. All of which draws an almighty blank until a dog lead finally points us in the right direction. Not before another murder and an unfortunate suicide have occurred.The suspects far outnumber the rest of the cast. Headed by Polycarpus - the household steward – and his wife Graecina there is also the elderly Amethystus – general worker; youthful Daphnus – attendant; Phaedrus, a door porter who loathes his door colleague Nicostratus primarily because they both are in lust with Amaranta, the luscious personal attendant to Mucia Lucilia; the philosopher Chrysodorus, Daphnus’ brother Melander who is a scribe; the virginal and naïve Olympe – terribly flute player; Diomedes who is a gardener who needs to be put out to pasture; the hugely pregnant (she gives birth during the novel) and utterly horrible Myla and, finally, Libycus – the personal attendant to the now dead Valerius Aviola. There are some assorted other characters associated with Aviola’s previous wife, Galla Simplica, and a few tenants in the houses next door to the murder scene. All of these add up to a list of possible suspects so long the action of novel is concerned with discerning motive and alibi rather than racing around Rome.Albia can sniff out a conspiracy of silence, the problem is no one’s prepared to say anything because the slaves all know the fate that will befall them.The novel has some modern concepts that don’t particularly sit well in ancient Rome; references, for instance to a “take-out waiter (who would be annoyed because he lost his tip).” or use of the terms “mezzanine”, “doily”, “squaddies”, and “witches”. There are also some spelling errors: “had had a”, “signifi-cant”, “deserts”, “perman-ent”. Most amusingly, there are several references to faecal matter as “pooh.” – I am sure A. A. Milne might be equally pleased his favourite bear makes an appearance in Rome, yet irritated at the means by which he does so.This is a fine sequel by Lindsey Davis and any Falco fan should pick this one up. Forget the first, it’s terrible, but this gives hope that the ‘Falco Next Generation’. The novel is, as Albia realises:“at its heart a genuine tragedy. It mattered that I should name whoever burst into Mucia Lucilia’s bedroom, killed her man and put that rope around her neck. It mattered too, that if people should have helped her, I should identify them too.”Yes indeed. It matters also, that we readers, follow her on this mystery.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Davis hits her stride.. By C. Crabtree The first Flavia book was terrible. I missed Falco and Helena Justina and found Albia bitter, with an immaturity I couldn't believe came from a daughter of my heroes from previous books. This Albia is much more palatable. She shows a bit of vulnerability and emotion completely necessary for a successful series. I'm so grateful! Being a huge fan of Davis, I would've been distraught had the writing not improved. Another book or two and I'm sure Albia will become as dear to me as father Falco.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Enemies At Home By Erik Peterson Flavia Albia is a worthy successor to her adoptive father Marcus Didius Falco.And Lindsey Davis deserves special kudos for tackling head on in this book the subject of slavery, which up till now in the Falco / Albia series has been just another part of the background noise she has brought so fully to life in her re-creation of Imperial Rome.She avoids stereotyping or preaching, but rather gets down to the nitty-gritty of how that institution must have actually played out in the lives of both slave and slave owner - in this case, by launching a double-murder mystery in the context of slaves possibly having killed their master-and-mistress.But did they? And if so, why?Then of course there is the love interest - let's hope so, anyway! My wife is a big fan of Manlius Tiberius Faustus, and I'll have to say I'm rooting for him too. But what does Flavia think?You'll just have to read this book and find out!

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