Deadly Election

The Flavia Albia Mysteries, Book 3

By: Lindsey Davis

Narrated by: Jane Collingwood

In the first century AD, during Domitian's reign, Flavia Albia is ready for a short break from her family. So in July she returns to Rome, leaving them at their place on the coast. Albia, daughter of Marcus Didius Falco, who is now retired as private informer, has taken up her father's former profession, and it's time to get back to work. The first order of business, however, is the corpse found in a chest sent as part of a large lot to be sold by the Falco family auction house. As the senior family representative in Rome, it falls upon Albia to find out who, why, and by whom.

At the same time, her potential suitor, Faustus, comes looking for help with his friend Sextus' political campaign. Between the auction business and Roman politics, it's not quite clear which is more underhanded. Both, however, are tied together by the mysterious body in the chest, and if Albia isn't able to solve that mystery, it won't be the only body to drop.

©2015 Lindsey Davis (P)2015 Blackstone Audio Inc.

Good Read

I enjoyed the book and storyline. Entertaining. Plan to read the entire series. If you are a mystery buff you will enjoy this book

albia grows on me

Any additional comments?

The first Albia book was only so-so... and suffered just by not being Falco. Albia seemed pretencious and the fun so clear with Marcus Didius was gone. Now it's back. Even with this slightly too straight reading I defy anyone not to laugh at the auction where the bear's head is full of maggots, the dog humps his master, and a body falls out of the strongbox. Again.

About 3.5

This is pretty good but I am not completely in love with Jane Collingwood as the narrator. Story was pretty good but I found myself having to rewind sometimes because I thought I had missed something.

best of the the series so far!

definitely preferred this narrator to the previous. this narrator made Flavia Alba sound more like a 30 yr old woman and investigator rather than petulant and cynical as I felt the last two books sounded. It was a great mystery, with lots of twists in it!

love it

I absolutely love the series and am anxiously awaiting the rest in the series to be released on audible