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Shadows in Bronze
Shadows in Bronze is a 1990 historical mystery crime novel by Lindsey Davis and the second book of the Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries series. Set in Rome, southern Italy, and the Bay of Neapolis during AD 71, just after the year of the four emperors, the novel stars Marcus Didius Falco, informer and imperial agent. The bronze of the title is a statue of a young Helena Justina, Falco's romantic interest.
Plot summary.
The story begins in Rome during late spring, AD
Plumber.
- "Vespasian Augustus" – Emperor of Rome.
Characters in "Shadows in Bronze" Death toll.
- "Atius Pertinax" – Stabbed but not fatally injured by Aulus Curtius Gordianus, goaded into tripping onto the lodged blade by Falco.
- "Aufidius Crispus" – Killed when his yacht was rammed by a trireme.
- "Curtius Longinus" – Killed during fire at Temple of Hercules Gaditanus.
Major themes.
- Tidying up after conspiracy of "The Silver