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raptorimperator's review against another edition
4.0
Not the best in the series, but still a good read.
roshk99's review against another edition
4.0
Always a pleasure. Falco always brings a smile and his adventures and exploits never fail to entertain.
didactylos's review against another edition
3.0
Not so enjoyable, the plot creaks more than a touch on this.
rhosynmd's review
adventurous
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement
Moderate: Blood and Kidnapping
Minor: Homophobia and Transphobia
pauldaly's review against another edition
4.0
The ever reliable Marcus Didius Falco and the usual crew of family, friends and enemies deliver marvelous entertainment yet again. Approaching the end of the series, I’ll be sorry to see them go, so I’m going to ration myself with the remaining books.
nwhyte's review against another edition
http://nhw.livejournal.com/162111.html[return][return]Of course we know right from the start that the journalist Falco is sent to Ostia to trace is probably dead, but there's an entertaining chase through various other aspects of criminality in the environs of first-century Rome and some impressive misdirection of the reader by the author in her helpful maps and charts at the front of the book. Back on form, I think.
mike__m's review against another edition
3.0
This was a fun story with lots of surprises for Falco and friends (and family), but less believable than usual.
vesper1931's review against another edition
5.0
Falco travels to the Rome's port Ostia with all his family to find the gossip scribe Infamia also known as Diocles. It doesn't take long before he discovers a ring of pirates preying on the wealthy merchants and corrupt builders.
bjerz's review against another edition
4.0
I have been enjoying the Marcus Didius Falco series set in ancient Rome, and Scandal Takes a Holiday is another fun romp with historical underpinnings. Marcus is a private of sorts and has been hired to find a missing newspaper gossip columnist. Think Hedda Hopper but with a toga. Marcus takes his family with him to the sea side resort/bustling port, and spends a lot of time coping with his extended family while trying to track down the reporter. As always, he gets into several pickles and meets up with unsavory sorts, but solves the mystery in his own comical style.
yowlyy's review against another edition
4.0
I thoroughly enjoyed this one... Falco on a vacation? Think again...he is after a disappeared scandal column writer and manages to see most of his family (especially his father) involved in his adventures. A must read once again!