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by Lindsey DAVIS

Author:	Lindsey DAVIS
Subcategory:	Mystery
Language:	English
Publisher:	Century; 1st UK ed. edition (1997)
Pages:	432 pages
Category:	Suspense and Mystery
Rating:	4.5
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Книга жанра: Детективы, Криминальные детективы. The fountain was not working. Nothing unusual in that. This was the Aventine. It must have been off for some time. The water spout, a crudely moulded cockleshell dangled by a naked but rather uninteresting nymph, was thick with dry pigeon guano. The bowl was cleaner. Two men sharing the bottom of an amphora of badly travelled Spanish wine could lean there' without marking their tunics

Davis Lindsey We were in Tailors' Lane.

Lindsey Davis Three Hands in The Fountain PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS Julia Junilla – a baby at the centre of attention;Didius Falco – a new father, who is said to need a partner;Helena Justina – his partner at home and at work, a new mother;Petronius Longus – a troubleshooter, but in trouble;Arria Silvia – his wife, who has just shot him down;Julia's doting grand-mama;Julia's grandfather, the idealistic senator;Ju. We were in Tailors' Lane. We had deliberately turned round the corner from Fountain Court where I lived, so that if any of my brothers-in-law looked down into the street they would not spot us and inflict themselves upon us.

Three Hands in the Fountain is a 1997 historical mystery crime novel by Lindsey Davis and the ninth book of the Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries series. The title alludes to the song "Three Coins in the Fountain" as well as to the macabre discovery which triggers Falco's investigation.

Marcus Didius Falco - 9 ). Lindsey Davis. Three Hands in The Fountain. PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS. Julia Junilla – a baby at the centre of attention

Marcus Didius Falco - 9 ). Thurius a surly minion; Some Other Suspects: 250,000 people in the Circus Maximus; Everyone else who has a job connected with the Games; All the inhabitants of Tibur, and the nearby countryside; The man in the street; Jurisdictions of the Vigiles Cohorts in Rome: ROME: AUGUST-OCTOBER, AD73.

Fountain Court did not possess its own water supply, any more than Tailors' Lane was home- to any garment-sewers. The fountain made a rude noise. Some sludge plopped out. Slowly water began to trickle through, encouraged by more waggling of the wire. Well, that's the Aventine. One or two passers-by, seeing us in the wrong street with our heads together, assumed we were conferring about work. They gave us looks that could have been reserved for a; pair of squashed rats on the highroad. We were both well known characters in the Thirteenth District.

Something more urgent needed investigation first. I had arranged to meet Petronius back at Fountain Court. Arriving in the early afternoon I found, first, that I had missed having lunch with. Helena; she had eaten hers, assuming I must be having mine elsewhere. My second discovery was that since Petronius had dropped in to see if I was home yet, he had been given my food. If we'd known you were on your way we would have waited, of course.

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Lindsey Davis has hit her stride in this novel

Lindsey Davis has hit her stride in this novel. She has mastered the all the tools of narrative to turn out a first rate mystery novel. The situation is this. Can Marcus find the killer before he does away with Claudia? In Three Hands in the Fountain, Lindsey Davis provides a brilliant description of the Roman water supply, the interconnectedness of the aqueducts, and their sources up in the hills outside the city. She also hits just the right note in describing the Roman enthusiasm for sport.

Three Hands in the Fountain is one of the darkest tales written in the ‘Falco’ series of books written by Lindsey Davis. The book begins with the discovery of a hand being found blocking the water flow into a local fountain, a fountain that Falco just happens to be leaning against while drinking with his friend Petro. As the story develops, we learn that body parts routinely end up in the water supply of Rome and we learn aw well that such finds are usually covered up.

Signed without dedication, shelf worn dust jacket is in a protective sleeve, page edges tanned. Shipped from the U.K. All orders received before 3pm sent that weekday.

Comments:

Dianalmeena

Good mystery and frequently humorous. You will like this detective and his family. Be sure to start with the first one if you can. Here is the list of all Marcus Didius Falco Mysterys

1 The Silver Pigs
2 Shadows in Bronze
3 Venus in Copper
4 The Iron Hand of Mars
5 Poseidon's Gold
6 Last Act in Palmyra
7 Time to Depart
8 A Dying Light in Corduba
9 Three Hands in the Fountain
10 Two for the Lions
11 One Virgin Too Many
12 Ode to a Banker
13 A Body in the Bathhouse
14 The Jupiter Myth
15 The Accusers
16 Scandal Takes a Holiday
17 See Delphi and Die
18 Saturnalia
19 Alexandria
20 Nemesis

Nalme

My review is for the audio version of this book. While I am a confirmed fan of the Falco series, the choice of this narrator to read this story was a true disaster. When you want a book read aloud, you should choose someone without a strong accent and with a pleasant sounding voice. They did neither one with the reading of this book. The reader has a thick, lower class English accent, and a sharp, harsh, brittle voice. He makes the characters sound more like people from the English slums of David Copperfield than ancient Rome. More than one seems to have a definite cockney accent. And he overacts, constantly. Now, when reading a book on audio recording, the reader is supposed to effect different voices for the different characters, but this reader overdoes it ridiculously. And he makes the main characters sound like old men---cranky, complaining, doddering-----which none of the main characters in this novel are. Being visually impaired, I have a very large collection of audio discs which I thoroughly enjoy. This is the first time that I have run into a narrator with a voice so unpleasant. Although this story was excellent the reading of it made it almost unbearable. Hearing a book read on audio is supposed to be an pleasant experience, even a soothing one. Not one where you grit your teeth at the voice in order to get the end of the story. If you can enjoy this book in book form or on kindle, do so by all means. The story is well worth reading. But as an audio reading, do not waste money on this.

jorik

“Three Hands in the Fountain” is one of the darkest tales written in the ‘Falco’ series of books written by Lindsey Davis. The book begins with the discovery of a hand being found blocking the water flow into a local fountain, a fountain that Falco just happens to be leaning against while drinking with his friend Petro. As the story develops, we learn that body parts routinely end up in the water supply of Rome and we learn aw well that such finds are usually covered up. Not this time though! Falco stirs the pot and the Emperor gets involved. An ex-consul is given the job to investigate and Falco becomes his chosen lackey. As Falco digs deeper and learns more, we eventually learn that there is a serial killer out there who has been chopping up women and dumping them into the aqueducts for years. Of course, there are several subplots to this tale, sidelines that deal with Falco’s buddy Petro and his family problems, and with Petro becoming Falco’s partner. There is also a subplot about Helena’s family that pops up from time to time throughout the story. As always, “Three Hands in the Fountain” is filled with details, both historical and important to the development of the Falco series of books. I loved the story and hope there are more like it in the future. Overall, I think this is a great read and highly recommend it to all who think about downloading it.

Frdi

This novel is the ninth in Lindsey Davis's Falco mystery series. Marcus Didius Falco is ancient Rome's version of a private investigator. Sometimes he works for suspicious husbands and wives. Sometimes he works for the emperor. And sometimes he works for himself to see that justice is done. He has a messy family life, which he must balance with his often dangerous work.

In this installment of the series, Falco and his wife Helena Justina have just returned to Rome from Spain. With them is their newly born infant Julia. Being away from Rome on assignment for the emperor has not been good for Falco's career. His friend, Petro, has lost his job as a vigile, a Roman policeman. He has been having an affair with the daughter of a known criminal. Petro and Falco decide to go into business together.

They soon discover that severed human body parts occasionally turn up in Rome's water system. Sensing a chance to turn this information into a paying gig they investigate further. The body parts are usually female. And they usually appear around the same times as the many Roman Games.

Can Falco and Petro discover who has been killing these women, and polluting the water system, before someone else dies?

I enjoyed this novel. It was a good chapter in a great historical mystery series. What I really like about the Falco series is Davis's great voice. She makes Falco and his family seem real. I also like the little touches of life that don't have anything to do with the plot, but make the story fun to read.

Gravelblade

Falco and company solve a gruesome set of murders in Rome with the book revolving mainly around Petro and Falco. Helena and her clan have the majority of side plots wrapped up. I missed the rest and wasn't a big fan of the way Petro is heading in this book.

The murder itself made sense in the resolution with one big exception. Looking forward to the next book, but this was not my favorite.

Yananoc

A good yarn but only three stars because there is no way one could work out the killer until near the end of the book. Clues were very sparse. On the plus side (and there were many), the relationship with Petronius has been well developed. Good friends but no way can they work together. Most of Petro's problems were self inflicted and he should be back on the government payroll now that his femme fatale is not available. Helena Justina has continued to improve and in doing so improving our hero. At work he is a loner but happily accepts whatever help Helena offers.

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