Shadows in Bronze

About “Shadows in Bronze”

Shadows in Bronze is a 1990 historical mystery novel by Lindsey Davis, the second in the Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries series. Set in Rome, southern Italy, and the Bay of Neapolis in AD 71, the story follows Marcus Didius Falco, an informer and imperial agent. The bronze statue of Helena Justina, Falco's romantic interest, is central to the plot. The novel takes place shortly after the year of the four emperors, a period of political instability in Rome. Falco investigates a mystery involving the statue, navigating the complexities of Roman society and his personal life. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)