Venus in Copper is the third book in Lindsey Davis' bestselling Falco series.
'Rats are always bigger than you expect.
' Marcus Didius Falco, ancient Rome's hangdog investigator, hates sharing a cell with a rodent -- though being bailed by his old mother is almost as embarassing.
His highborn girlfriend can't decide if she wants him and Titus Caesar's reward for past services is a wet fish.
Hoping for a better life, or at least a better apartment, he takes on new clients.
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