by Lindsey Davis
The situation in Rome becoming uncomfortable, Falco finds it expedient to take an assignment (two, in fact, one from the Emperor and another from Thalia, the statuesque snake-dancer from The Silver Pigs) that takes him and Helena Justina to the Empire's eastern frontier.Last Act in Palmyra read a bi...
Hmm. Wasn't sure about this one to start with - didn't enjoy the first 2/3 of the book as much as some of the others in the series. But, but, but!!! What a fantastic climax! Such a wonderful payoff, and all the seemingly random threads in the story twisting so firmly together in the end. Brilliant!
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