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<p>[QUOTE="rrdenarius, post: 2631552, member: 75525"]Two detective series with Roman characters have coins on the cover and in the stories. (I "borrowed" the book reviews below.) I like detective stories and Roman history, so I like both book series.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]579185[/ATTACH]</p><p>Caveat Emptor is set in Britain, where Ruso is dragged into problems galore. His wife becomes a friend and helper to a native woman whose tax collector husband disappeared with the money. Ruso finds himself appointed by the province’s assistant procurator to investigate the disappearance of the tax collector and his money. It has an interesting coin twist at the end.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]579186[/ATTACH]</p><p>Marcus Didius Falco is the fictional central character and narrator in a series of historical mystery crime novels by Lindsey Davis. Using the concepts of modern detective stories, the novels portray the world of the Roman Empire under Vespasian.</p><p><br /></p><p>I give Double Daggers a + for the last owner's use of the coin. If the book is not good for you, skip to the last chapter and skim to the part where he used an EID MAR as a golf ball marker.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="rrdenarius, post: 2631552, member: 75525"]Two detective series with Roman characters have coins on the cover and in the stories. (I "borrowed" the book reviews below.) I like detective stories and Roman history, so I like both book series. [ATTACH=full]579185[/ATTACH] Caveat Emptor is set in Britain, where Ruso is dragged into problems galore. His wife becomes a friend and helper to a native woman whose tax collector husband disappeared with the money. Ruso finds himself appointed by the province’s assistant procurator to investigate the disappearance of the tax collector and his money. It has an interesting coin twist at the end. [ATTACH=full]579186[/ATTACH] Marcus Didius Falco is the fictional central character and narrator in a series of historical mystery crime novels by Lindsey Davis. Using the concepts of modern detective stories, the novels portray the world of the Roman Empire under Vespasian. I give Double Daggers a + for the last owner's use of the coin. If the book is not good for you, skip to the last chapter and skim to the part where he used an EID MAR as a golf ball marker.[/QUOTE]
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