SILVER PIGS. by Davis, Lindsey - (1989.)

Crown Publishing Group, The. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Crown Publishers, Inc, 1989-08-05. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Crown, 1989. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Crown, 1989. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:A readable copy. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. Pages can include considerable notes-in pen or highlighter-but the notes cannot obscure the text. An ex-library book and may have standard library stamps and/or stickers. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Crown, 1989. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Crown, 1989. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Crown, 1989. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Crown, 1989. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. SILVER PIGS - the first book in the Marcus Didius Falco series. Marcus Didius Falco, a Roman 'informer' in 70AD, is standing in the Forum one very hot day, aiming to become a classic gumshoe in the Ancient World genre of mystery fiction. At this early point in his career, he has not only to make his way in the snobbish and dangerous milieu of Vespasian's Rome, but to overcome the prejudice amongst publishers, booksellers and readers who are wary of historical novels and off-beat settings. Our hero takes himself to Britain; there the weather is filthy, the natives are restless, the women are angry, and his mission turns into a nightmare from which he only narrowly escapes alive. Along the way he meets brutes, traitors, his mother, sellers of seedy snacks, a blonde young lady who thinks he's wonderful, the Emperor - and Helena Justina, whom the author had intended to be the… Read More

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Crown, 1989. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Soft cover. Very Good+. Trade paperback book club edition (bce) of the author's highly collectible first book in the famed medieval mystery series featuring Marcus Didius Falco, the Roman Empire's answer to Philip Marlowe. In 258 pages, with light shelfwear/darkening to exterior page edges, random spot or two to same edges. Condition is VG+: interior is completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages slightly off-white but completely unmarked. Bright & colorful, mild rubbing to extremities. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day.

Crown Publishers, 1989. 258pp. Blue cloth spine with black boards, DJ VG, "Rome. AD 70. Private eye Marcus Didius Falco knows his way around the eternal city. He can handle the muggers, the police and most of the girls, Some friends, Romans and countrymen are doing a highly profitable, if highly illegal, trade in silver ingots or pigs. For Falco it's the start of a murderous trail that leads far beyond the seven hills", . Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.