{"product_id":"ode-to-a-banker","title":"Ode To A Banker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnother delightful excursion into the world of Marcus Didius Falco by multimillion-copy bestselling author Lindsey Davis.  Bringing Ancient Rome to life with its vivid description and characterisation, this is perfect for fans of \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eS. J. Parris, Donna Leon, Steven Saylor and C. J. Sansom.  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Davis's writing zings with fun' -- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the best of the current writers in this field' -- Donna Leon, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fantastic! I'm addicted to Falco!' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Totally brilliant!' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wonderful plot - full of suspense, as usual.  Brilliant!!!!' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Subline - can't put these books down!' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e********************************************************************************\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWRITING FOR MONEY, PUBLISHING DEATH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAD74:\u003c\/b\u003e it's a long, hot summer and \u003cb\u003eMarcus Didius Falco\u003c\/b\u003e, private informer and spare-time poet, is giving a reading for his family and friends. Things get out of hand - as usual...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe event is taken over by \u003cb\u003eAurelius Chrysippus\u003c\/b\u003e, a wealthy Greek banker and patron to a group of struggling writers, who offers to publish Falco's work - a golden opportunity that rapidly palls.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA visit to the Chrysippus \u003ci\u003escriptorium \u003c\/i\u003eimplicates him in \u003cb\u003ea gruesome literary murder\u003c\/b\u003e so when \u003cb\u003ePetronius Longus\u003c\/b\u003e, the over-worked vigiles enquiry chief, commissions him to investigate, Falco is forced to accept.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLindsey Davis' twelfth novel wittily explores \u003cb\u003eRoman publishing and banking\u003c\/b\u003e, taking us from the \u003cb\u003ejealousies of authorship\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb\u003emire of patronage\u003c\/b\u003e, to the \u003cb\u003edarker financial world, where default can have fatal consequences...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornerstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54251339612504,"sku":"9780099515173","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780099515173.jpg?v=1764394229","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/ode-to-a-banker","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}