This was a first for me from this author. Excellent writing by the author hooked me into this novel from the very beginning. I loved all the different characters and the extensive details. The storyline and plot were both well developed and interesting and made me finish this novel in 2 days, highly recommend!

Yet another great entry in the Flavia Albia series. I love Albia's character, she has such a strong voice and makes for the perfect informer, she's clever, she's quick-witted, and her interactions with the cast of characters surrounding her are always interesting. Having such a strong leading lady makes this series so fun to read. I also liked the use of theater in this one, with a killer (or killers) on the loose staging their victims as actors in well-known plays based on Greek/Roman myth. It was fascinating getting the explanations of the myths behind the plays featured, how they differ from the stories, and how the theatre ran in ancient Rome. I also liked the cameo of a character that featured prominently two books ago, it was nice seeing him again, though after several books that featured Albia's domestic life more prevalently, I found myself missing some of the more colorful members of her household. This was a great book, and I hope there is more to come from Lindsey Davis.