Grove of the Caesars

In Lindsey Davis' latest Flavia Alba novel, "Don't Go to the Grove," Albia is tasked with supervising a building project in an old grotto when a woman disappears and two slaves vanish. She must cooperate to give the victims justice and find answers, but can she remain safe? The book is praised for its immersive experience of a vibrant world full of real, recognizable characters.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 29 October 2020
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

For an absolutely exhilarating journey through Ancient Rome, Lindsey Davis' latest Flavia Alba novel is unrivaled and provides an immersive experience of a vibrant world full of real, recognizable characters. Mike Ripley, Shotsmag

Do not venture into the Grove... Julius Caesar bequeathed his gardens to the citizens of Rome, a peaceful sanctuary across the Tiber. Now, the gardens and their sacred grove are perilous haunts, particularly for women alone.

Do not venture into the Grove, people mutter, but when her husband must leave Rome, it falls to Albia to supervise his building project in an old grotto. Why has someone buried tattered scrolls by obscure philosophers—and does it involve a worse crime than terrible writing? Soon, that puzzle is overtaken. A woman disappears from her husband's birthday party; she meets a dire fate, and Albia learns that on the same night, two louche slaves given to her family by the brooding Emperor Domitian also vanished in the gardens. Apparently, it is well known that a killer lurks there.

The vigiles have failed to investigate properly for decades, and this will not improve when the sinister agent Karus arrives. Albia must cooperate to give the many victims justice and find answers for grieving relatives. But can she herself remain safe? And, after others have failed, can she at last identify the predator who has made the Grove his killing ground?

Praise for Lindsey Davis and the Flavia Albia series Lindsey Davis has seen off all her competitors to become the unassailable market leader in the crime in Ancient Rome genre. Davis's squalid, vibrant Rome is as pleasurable as ever—- Guardian Davis's prose is a lively joy, and Flavia's Rome is sinister and gloriously real—- The Times on Sunday For fans of crime fiction.

Weight: 290g
Dimension: 131 x 198 x 46 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529374285