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There Will Be Bodies

Lindsey Davis

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English
Hodder & Stoughton
08 July 2025
Series: Flavia Albia
Ten years after the eruption of Vesuvius, the

surrounding countryside lies buried and

barren. But the destroyed cities and luxury villas on the Bay of Naples are

not utterly lost.

Flavia Albia and her husband Tiberius Manlius are

tasked with restoring one villa and identifying any surviving remains.

What they unearth is beyond disturbing. When the

volcano erupted some people were left to their fate here, unable to escape. They

included the previous owner, Publius Primus - laid out carefully and covered

by falling ash.

Was Primus murdered? And, if so, why? Can Flavia

Albia solve the mystery?

There Will Be Bodies looks beyond the well-known tragic

events to what must have happened afterwards. It is the most intriguing crime

novel of Lindsey Davis's long and celebrated career.
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Imprint:   Hodder & Stoughton
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 152mm,  Width: 210mm,  Spine: 30mm
Weight:   800g
ISBN:   9781399719636
ISBN 10:   1399719637
Series:   Flavia Albia
Pages:   400
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming

Historical novelist Lindsey Davis is best known for her novels set in Ancient Rome, including the much-loved Marcus Didius Falco series, although she has also written about the English Civil War, including A Cruel Fate, a book for the Quick Reads literacy initiative. Her examination of the paranoid reign of the roman emperor Domitian began with Master and God, a standalone novel set in that dark period, leading to her new series about Flavia Albia. Her books are translated and five radio dramas are regularly rebroadcast on BBC Radio 4X. Her many awards include the Premio Colosseo (from the city of Rome) and the Crime Writers' Cartier Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement. Most recently she was awarded the Ivanhoe Prize for lifetime achievement in historical fiction, given by the Spanish City of Ubeda. She has been the Chair of the UK Crimewriters' Association, Honorary President of the UK Classical Association, President of the Birmingham and Midlands Institute and is a Fellow of the UK Society of Authors. www.lindseydavis.co.uk Lindsey Davis - The Crime Writers' Association (thecwa.co.uk)

Reviews for There Will Be Bodies

A deliciously enjoyable yarn * The Telegraph *


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