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Lindsey Davis

Marcus Didius Falco is a series of 19 books by Lindsey Davis: 5,348 pages in the 15 with a known length, about 98 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.

19
books
5,348
pages in 15 of them
98 hours
to read those 15
197 days
at 30 minutes a day
The Silver Pigs 1989 length not known
2 Shadows in Bronze 1990 7.2 h 3 Venus in Copper 1991 5.2 h
The Iron Hand of Mars 1992 length not known
Poseidon's Gold 1993 6.5 h Last Act in Palmyra 1994 7.7 h
Time to Depart 1995 length not known
A Dying Light in Corduba 1996 6.3 h Three Hands in the Fountain 1996 6.4 h Two for the Lions 1998 7.2 h One Virgin Too Many 1999 5.9 h Ode to a Banker 2000 7.0 h A Body in the Bath House 2001 6.5 h 14 The Jupiter Myth 2002 6.2 h Scandal Takes a Holiday 2003 7.0 h The Accusers 2003 6.8 h
See Delphi and Die 2005 length not known
Saturnalia 2007 6.2 h Alexandria 2009 6.0 h

Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.

The books

  1. The Silver Pigs 1989 length not known

  2. 2

    Shadows in Bronze 1990 7.2 h

    It's the first century A.D. and Marcus Didius Falco, Ancient Rome's favorite son and sometime palace spy, has just been dealt a lousy blow from the gods: The beautiful, high-born…

  3. 3

    Venus in Copper 1991 5.2 h

    More escapade in the life of our trepid Roman investigater, brought to life in the writing of Lindsey Davis

  4. The Iron Hand of Mars 1992 length not known

  5. Poseidon's Gold 1993 6.5 h

  6. Last Act in Palmyra 1994 7.7 h

  7. Time to Depart 1995 length not known

  8. A Dying Light in Corduba 1996 6.3 h

    The first century Roman sleuth, Marcus Didius Falco, investigates a murder linked to corruption in the olive oil trade.

  9. Three Hands in the Fountain 1996 6.4 h

  10. Two for the Lions 1998 7.2 h

    Lumbered with working alongside reptilian Chief Spy Anacrites, Falco has hit upon the perfect plan.

  11. One Virgin Too Many 1999 5.9 h

    Marcus Didius Falco is a cynical, hard-boiled investigator from the rough end of Rome.

  12. Ode to a Banker 2000 7.0 h

    In the long hot Roman summer of AD74, Marcus Didius Falco, private informer and spare time poet, gives a reading for his family and friends.

  13. A Body in the Bath House 2001 6.5 h

  14. 14

    The Jupiter Myth 2002 6.2 h

    Davis' 14th novel in the Marcus Didius Falco series is a noir tale of gangsters, gladiators, and love.

  15. Scandal Takes a Holiday 2003 7.0 h

  16. The Accusers 2003 6.8 h

    Falco and his young associates are hired to prove a convicted senator did not commit suicide but was murdered.

  17. See Delphi and Die 2005 length not known

  18. Saturnalia 2007 6.2 h

  19. Alexandria 2009 6.0 h

    The New Falco NovelFor Marcus Didius Falco, agent to the Emperor Vespasian, Alexandria holds fascination and a hint of fear.

How much is left

After The Silver Pigs about 98 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After book 2, Shadows in Bronze about 91 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After book 3, Venus in Copper about 86 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length
After The Iron Hand of Mars about 86 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After Poseidon's Gold about 79 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After Last Act in Palmyra about 72 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length
After Time to Depart about 72 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After A Dying Light in Corduba about 65 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After Three Hands in the Fountain about 59 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After Two for the Lions about 52 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After One Virgin Too Many about 46 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After Ode to a Banker about 39 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After A Body in the Bath House about 32 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After book 14, The Jupiter Myth about 26 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After Scandal Takes a Holiday about 19 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After The Accusers about 12 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length
After See Delphi and Die about 12 hours left
After Saturnalia about 6 hours left

Reading the whole series

About 98 hours 3 minutes

15 of 19 books, 5,348 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.

197 days (about 29 weeks) at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.