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Lindsey Davis
English novelist · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1949 · age 77
Lindsey Davis is an English historical novelist, best known as the author of the Falco series of historical crime stories set in ancient Rome and its empire. She has received the Cartier Diamond Dagger award.
Lindsey Davis is read about 88 times a day, in 14 languages.
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2019“There comes a point for a nut-lover, Quintus thought, where funeral food is worth taking a risk, even when you are dining with a megalomaniac who wants to kill you.”In their wordsInvitation to Die (2019)“You would think happy wedding guests would tuck in with gusto - yet ...”In their wordsInvitation to Die (2019)2017“No woman who builds a career on hard work and talent will ever compliment a much younger one who uses the shallow gift of her looks.”In their wordsThe Third Nero (2017)“They were not beggars; well, not in the usual sense. They were Christians, who wanted not just my nephews' money but their souls.”In their wordsThe Third Nero (2017)“Their work was undercover - yet their existence unconcealed. That is how fear works.”In their wordsThe Third Nero (2017)2014“I despise women who rely on men entirely for their own existence.”In their wordsEnemies at Home (2014)2011Cartier Diamond DaggerAward2010Premio ColosseoAward1999CWA Historical DaggerAward1995Dagger in the LibraryAward1949Born21 August 1949
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Think of tonight as having a real purpose.
Curiosity is a terrible inducement.
Sometimes information you barely noticed consciously comes back to you of its own accord.
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About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1949 · age 77
