Detectives in other times and other places Public

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Fictional detectives often interact across a wide spectrum of society, from Emperors to Vagabonds, so a good crime novel can give a more interesting and memorable insight into History or Geography than the lives of Kings and Queens, or guidebooks.

  1. Death on the Tiber by  (Flavia Albia, #12)

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  2. Three hands in the fountain by 

    5 stars

    First-century Roman sleuth Marcus Didius Falco seeks a serial killer who keeps leaving the body parts of his murdered victims …

  3. Fatal Legacy by  (Flavia Albia, #11)

    3 stars

  4. Desperate Undertaking by  (Flavia Albia, #10)

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  5. See Delphi and die by  (Marcus Didius Falco, #17)

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    When Falco and Helena hear that a young girl and a newly married woman have been murdered at Olympia, they …

  6. The Silver Pigs by  (Marcus Didius Falco, #1)

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  7. A Maigret Christmas: And Other Stories by 

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    Three short stories 'A Maigret Christmas', an Inspector Maigret adventure on Christmas Day. 'Seven Small Crosses in a Notebook' 'The …

  8. The beast in the red forest by  (Inspector Pekkala novel)

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    A soldier returns from the frontline of battle to report that Inspector Pekkala's charred body has been found at the …

  9. Red icon by  (Eastland, Sam.:Inspector Pekkala)

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    In the midst of the fighting, two Russian soldiers seek refuge in the crypt of a German church. There, clutched …

  10. Berlin Red by  (Inspector Pekkala series -- book 7)

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    April, 1945. East of Berlin, the Red Army stands poised to unleash its final assault upon the ruined capital of …

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