Kei's Reviews > The Silver Pigs

Oh - where do I start? A private eye series set in ancient Rome. This is the first one - I won't add all the books individually, there are (I think) 18 by now, but it's set in Rome in 70AD, the hero is Marcus Didius Falco, a Roman 'informer'.... and his friends, and his over the top family, and his lady, Helena Justina, the senator's daughter, way out of his league but that doesn't stop them, lol, and HER family... They are my favourite ancient Roman couple Evah. There is adventure all over the Empire, treachery, theft, politics, murder... even children, you name it, you'll find it here.

I love, love, love this series. Probably rates three stars for writing, plus an extra for meticulous research inserted so painlessly that you're barely aware of it.