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Country United Kingdom Series Marcus Didius Falco Pages 400 pp Followed by Scandal Takes a Holiday | 3.9/5 Goodreads Language English Publication date 2003 Originally published 2003 Preceded by The Jupiter Myth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback) Genres Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Crime Fiction, Historical mystery Publishers Random House, Mysterious Press Similar Lindsey Davis books, Rome books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Accusers is a 2003 historical mystery crime novel by Lindsey Davis and the 15th book of the Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries series. Set in Ancient Rome between Autumn AD 75 and Spring AD 76, the novel stars Marcus Didius Falco, informer and imperial agent. The title refers to the role of accusers in bringing the various cases to trial during the course of the story.
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Fresh from his trip to Britannia, Marcus Didius Falco needs to re-establish himself back in Rome. A minor role in the trial of a senator entangles him in the machinations of two lawyers: Silus Italicus and Paccius Africanus, both ex-consuls with notorious reputations.
The senator is convicted, but then dies, apparently by suicide. Silius hires Falco and his young associates - Aelianus and Justinus - to prove that it was murder, not an attempt to protect his heirs from further legal action. However, probing this tangle of upper-class secrets leads to fresh prosecutions. Falco finds himself in the role of advocate, exposing himself to powerful elements in Roman law. If he offends the wrong people, it might lead to charges he has not bargained for and ruin his family financially.