Last Act in Palmyra (Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries): Amazon.de: Lindsey Davis: Englische Bücher

Taschenbuch: 432 Seiten
Verlag: Mysterious Press; Auflage: Reissue (1. Januar 1997)
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 0446404748
ISBN-13: 978-0446404747
Gr��e und/oder Gewicht: 10,8 x 2,5 x 17,1 cm

Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 3.2 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (8 Kundenrezensionen)

Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 906.193 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)

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An unusual angle and some spirited writing characterize Davis' latest entry in her popular mystery series set in ancient Rome. Columbo in a toga, Marcus Didius Falco is a shambling, self-deprecating, bumbling hero whose unorthodox crime-solving methods nevertheless get results. Falco's latest adventure--taken in the company of his bossy beloved, Helena Justina--is double trouble. First, he's supposed to find a missing circus musician whose fine physical attributes are as bountiful as her musical skills. Second, Falco's sometime benefactor, Emperor Vespasian, wants him to undertake a dangerous spying mission to Petra, a rich market town that Vespasian may want to acquire for the Roman empire. A mysterious murder soon after Falco and Helena reach Petra nearly lands the two in prison--but not for long. Soon they are traveling with a band of thespians in search of the murderer and the missing musician. A delightful adventure that's charming, witty, intriguing, and clever. Emily Melton -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verf�gbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

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It's a.d. 72 and once again detective-informer Marcus Didius Falco (The Iron Hand of Mars, 1993, etc.) undertakes a mission-- this time for Emperor Vespasian's spymaster Anacrites--to gather information on the land of Nabatea, which Rome has ideas of annexing. Falco will also be looking for Sophrona, the water organist for his circus-owner friend Thalia who vanished one day with a group of visiting Syrians. With his elegant mistress and partner Helena, Falco is climbing a sacred mountain in the desert city of Petra when he discovers a strangled body in a cistern near the peak. The victim turns out to be Heliodorus, playwright for a troupe headed by one Chremes and including clowns Tranio and Grumio, leading man Philocrates, leading lady Phrygia, several musicians, and others. Vaguely threatened by The Brother--the master priest of the mountain, who seems aware of his mission--and certain that Heliodorus' murderer is one of the troupe, Falco accepts Chremes's invitation to replace the dead man in the company--along with Helena, of course. Traveling laboriously through terrain either hostile or hospitable, Falco and Helena become part of the troupe--coping with a second murder, almost accidentally accomplishing Falco's mission for Thalia, and eventually unmasking the killer. Falco's mind-set here is 20th-century wiseguy, a concept, riddled with leaden irony and jokey asides, that rapidly palls. Scholars of the period and of theater history may be fascinated by the lengthily detailed and no doubt impeccably researched accounts of touring companies, towns, and countryside. For others: a long, dull journey. -- Copyright ©1996, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verf�gbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

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Nice but less than stellar 22. Dezember 1998

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I think Lindsey Davis- bless her heart- is unfortunately beginning to get a bit of a case of sequelitis. This entry, although a nice little adventure that can while away an afternoon or two, does not measure up to the wonderful "Silver Pigs" (which has to be one of my all-time favorite mysteries). Someone mentioned earlier that the usually accurate Ms Davis goofed when she mentioned that plays were performed at night in ancient times. I have my own bone to pick as well- the one part in this story which rang particularly false to me was when Falco runs into a gaggle of early Christians while he is gallivanting somewhere around the Middle East. Now, according to Ms Davis, these early Christians come across more like wimpy hippies passing out daisies in an airport than the firebreathing folks you read about in the New Testament. (I can't imagine St Paul being anybody's idea of a wimpy hippie- especially when he was debating with the Athenians in the Areopagus.) I suppose "Jesus Christ Superstar," with its singing flower child apostles, has made, in many people's minds, an indelible impression of the nature of early Christianity. (Thank you Andrew Lloyd Webber!)

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One of the weakest of the Falco series 23. November 1998

I agree to the reader who said playwrighting is not such easily performed. Nevertheless it serves the autor to create colorful actors characters! Regretfully, the plot is but badly constructed. E.g. the serpent dancer, the little doggy and even the scorpion are peculiar illogical ingredients.

Most Creative of Falco Series 1. Juli 1998

Von David Michaelson

Unlike some readers, I felt no disappointment in Last Act in Palmyra. If anything, it contained more creativity than the other books in the series as well as an intentionally Shakespeareque tying together of loose ends by the conclusion. The supporting characters were all interesting and mostly sympathetic, if slightly more 2-dimensional than usual for Lindsey Davis.

Thoroughly enjoyable book!