The Third Nero

The Ides of April

By: Lindsey Davis
Narrated by: Lucy Brown
Length: 11 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No

Flavia Albia is the adopted daughter of Marcus Didius Falco and Helena Justina. From her mother, she learned how to blend in at all levels of society; from her father, she learned the tricks of their mutual professional trade. But her wits and (frequently) sharp tongue are hers alone.

Now, working as a private informer in Rome during the reign... Read more »

Enemies at Home

By: Lindsey Davis
Narrated by: Lucy Brown
Length: 10 hours 43 minutes
Abridged: No

"There are rules for private informers accepting a new case. Never take on clients who cannot pay you. Never do favors for friends. Don't work with relatives. If, like me, you are a woman, keep clear of men you find attractive.""Will I never learn?"In ancient Rome, the number of slaves was far greater than that of free citizens. As a result,... Read more »

Deadly Election

By: Lindsey Davis
Narrated by: Jane Collingwood
Length: 11 hours 26 minutes
Abridged: No

In the first century AD, during Domitian's reign, Flavia Albia is ready for a short break from her family. So, in July, she returns to Rome, leaving them at their place on the coast. Albia, daughter of Marcus Didius Falco, who is now retired as private informer, has taken up her father's former profession, and it's time to get back to work. The... Read more »

The Graveyard of the Hesperides

By: Lindsey Davis
Narrated by: Sarah Feathers
Length: 11 hours 40 minutes
Abridged: No

Rome, August AD 89. Flavia Albia, the daughter of Marcus Didius Falco, has taken up her father’s former profession as an informer. On a typical day, it’s small cases—cheating spouses, employees dipping into the till—but this isn’t a typical day. Her beloved, the plebeian Manlius Faustus, has recently moved in and decided that they should get... Read more »

The Third Nero

By: Lindsey Davis
Narrated by: Lucy Brown
Length: 12 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No

Intrigue—and possibly treason—swirl around the hall of power in Rome when yet another Nero pretender emerges to challenge the Emperor.

In the year AD 90, following the Saturninus revolt in Germany, the Emperor Domitian has become more paranoid about traitors and dissenters around him. This leads to several senators and even provincial governors... Read more »

Pandora’s Boy

By: Lindsey Davis
Narrated by: Jane Collingwood
Length: 10 hours 53 minutes
Abridged: No

A suspicious death that leads to a murder sends Flavia Albia down a twisted path to expose corruption, betrayal, and gang activity bubbling under the calm exterior of one the best areas of Rome.

First-century Rome is not the quiet, orderly city that it pretends to be. and in this environment a very clever private informer can thrive. Flavia... Read more »

A Capitol Death

By: Lindsey Davis
Length: 11 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No

In Rome, ruled by the erratic Emperor Domitian, Flavia Albia is dragged into the worst sort of investigation―a politically charged murder.

A man falls to his death from the Tarpeian Rock, which overlooks the forum from the Capitoline Hill in ancient Rome. While it looks like a suicide, one witness swears that she saw it happen and that he was... Read more »