One Virgin Too Many [SEP] series
One Virgin Too Many
One Virgin Too Many is a 1999 historical mystery crime novel by Lindsey Davis and the 11th book of the Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries series. Set in Rome between 27 May and 7 June AD 74, the novel stars Marcus Didius Falco, informer and imperial agent. The title refers to the Vestal Virgins lottery that is a key plot device.
Plot summary.
When a frightened child approaches Marcus Didius Falco with a plea for help, he does not believe her. One quarrel with the family
Poseidon's Gold" and see one another on occasions thereafter, but Falco's sympathies remain with his mother.
Falco met his wife, Helena Justina, the divorced and patrician daughter of a senator, while on an investigation in Britannia ("The Silver Pigs"), but their very different circumstances made their relationship difficult. After a series of successful missions for the emperor, Falco rose to a certain level of respectability – he achieved equestrian rank ("One Virgin Too Many") – and he and