I read several books in this series long ago and liked it, so decided it was time to go back to ancient Rome and see what Marcus Didius Falco was up to. It took about five chapters before I waded through the dialogue and meanderings reasonably appropriate for the time and began to enjoy my listening time.
Falco is hired to find a scribe who works for the Emperor's newspaper. Scribe's missing and the path leads Falco into other issues that require investigating. One of which is a kidnapping ring that needs to be stopped.
A lot of characters, lots of action, plenty of interesting dialogue. Sort of a like a film noir set in ancient Rome.
I like this series and I'm glad to get back to it. I can recommend this book, series and author.