Invitation to die, p.9
Invitation to Die,
p.9
It had been done; it would be done again. Plotting was a tradition in their family, and they were permanently scarred by it, so what had the brothers to lose? All over Rome that morning, other men who had been made to suffer at the Emperor’s dinner would start to share their mood. It would be slow. It might take years. There would be no oaths, no funny handshakes, no secret notes in code, yet it would happen. Domitian had invited opposition to begin.
Also by Lindsey Davis
THE FLAVIA ALBIA NOVELS
The Ides of April
Enemies at Home
Deadly Election
The Graveyard of the Hesperides
The Third Nero
Pandora’s Boy
A Capitol Death
THE FALCO SERIES
The Silver Pigs
Shadows in Bronze
Venus in Copper
The Iron Hand of Mars
Poseidon’s Gold
Last Act in Palmyra
Time to Depart
A Dying Light in Corduba
Three Hands in the Fountain
Two for the Lions
One Virgin Too Many
Ode to a Banker
A Body in the Bathhouse
The Jupiter Myth
The Accusers
Scandal Takes a Holiday
See Delphi and Die
Saturnalia
Alexandria
Nemesis
The Course of Honour
Rebels and Traitors
Master and God
About the Author
LINDSEY DAVIS is the author of the New York Times bestselling series of historical mysteries featuring Marcus Didius Falco, which started with The Silver Pigs, and the mysteries featuring Falco’s daughter, Flavia Albia, which started with The Ides of April. She has also authored a few acclaimed historical novels, including The Course of Honour. She lives in Birmingham, UK. You can sign up for email updates here.
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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Rome: the Capena Gate and Palatine: November AD 89
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Also by Lindsey Davis
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novella are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
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First Edition: June 2019
First eBook edition: April 2019
Lindsey Davis, Invitation to Die
