Another delightful addition to the Lindsey Davis catalogue. This time Flavia Albia, informer extraordinaire, finds herself facing demons from her past as she goes up against the man responsible for kidnapping her into a brothel as a girl in ancient Londoninium. Falvia is a wonderful character full of fire and quick wits but I'll confess there's something nice about seeing the softer, more protected parts she doesn't like to show to the world. This is a tightly plotted, astoundingly researched, fast moving ancient Roman thriller that will satisfy history buffs and mystery fans in equal measure.

A rollicking good read! Flavia Albia gets herself involved in the murder of a woman found in the Tiber…a woman no one else seems to care about but Albia, Spouse to a criminal who fled London back to Rome, the motivation seems unclear. But Albia knows the woman’s husband, having met him as a child in England, and she knows there is something evil behind the death. Full of competing gangs, incompetent vigiles (police), feuding politicians, murderous society women, Albia has her hands full. Although set in ancient Rome is is a thoroughly modern romp through the pages.

I have been provided with a review copy of this title from NetGalley for an impartial review. I just really enjoyed this story and I just didn’t want it to end. I just lost myself in and I just couldn’t get enough of these interesting characters. I can’t wait to see what’s next from this author.

I love this series! The vivid Rome of Lindsey Davis never fails to capture the imagination and take the reader on a page-turning adventure! Continuing on from her iconic Falco mysteries, Flavia Albia is as dogged and compelling an investigator as her adopted father. The mystery echoes back to the Falco's days of street violence and gangs as Flavia comes up against the authorities and the limitations of her society. Her struggles and growth had me gripped every bit as much as the mystery! If you're not already reading this series, you need to be!

An absolutely amazing and hard to put down sequel to Time To Depart and the Jupiter Myth! I’m glad Flavia Albia found peace and Balbina Milvia got what she deserved. I want more!

This is yet another great entry in the Flavia Albia series. This book is also one of the few where Albia not only has a personal stake in what she's investigating, but also focuses alot on her personally. In most of the series, Albia is a steady investigator, she's methodical and logical and tries to not get too emotionally involved. This isn't always the case, but this all amounts to the fact that we do not get a lot of prolonged musing on Albia's character and backstory. This entry changes that, bringing back Florius, a gangster and all around bad guy who was involved in Albia's past and has been hinted at returning in previous books. While Albia's focus remains on the death of the woman found in the Tiber in the opening of the book, there are a lot of interconnected threads that are skillfully woven together. There's also a fun amount of cameo from Albia's father and uncle, the main duo from Davis' first Falco series, who are more involved in this book than they have been in previous books in Albia's series. As always, the characters are fun and engaging, Albia is a strong main character and stands above the rest despite the amount of other strong characters thrown in here. This ended up being one of my favorite entries, since it gives us a more in-depth character arc for Albia that ties up a lot of her backstory and sets her up for being able to move on in the future.

Another solid chapter in Flavia Albia's story (though the reader remains perpetually confused about the ins and outs of Roman names). Some familiar faces make an unwelcome reappearance.

Thank you to NetGalley, Minotaur Books, and St. Martin's Press for this advanced copy. You can pick up Death on the Tiber on July 23, 2024.

I'll admit, I didn't get too far into this book before deciding to DNF. But for a book set in FIRST CENTURY ROME, the tone felt way too contemporary to me. Why are we talking about idiots and tourists on the first page? If it's modern-day Rome, I could understand. This feels like a contemporary private investigator story set with a "convenient" historical backdrop. I'm curious who the target audience is for this book (history buffs or thriller girlies?), but it's likely not me.

This was a great book. I love historical fiction and I was really happy to find a historical mystery. I have had a hard time finding one I liked and this one did the job.