Three Hands in the Fountain

A Marcus Didius Falco Mystery

By: Lindsey Davis

Narrated by: Christian Rodska

Length: 11 hrs and 22 mins

Publisher's summary

Marcus Didius Falco and his laddish friend Petronius find their local fountain has been blocked - by a gruesomely severed human hand. Soon other body parts are being found in the aqueducts and sewers.

Public panic overcomes official indifference, and the Aventine partners are commissioned to investigate. Women are being abducted during festivals, and the next Games are only days away. As the heat rises in the Circus Maximus, they face a race against time and a strong test of their friendship. And they know that the sadistic killer lurks somewhere on the festive streets of Rome - preparing to strike again.

Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend us your ears: listen to more Marcus Didius Falco mysteries.

©1996 Lindsey Davis (P)2009 BBC Audio

Critic reviews

"As readers follow the sometimes hilarious antics of Falco and Petronius (who are talented sleuths despite moments of buffoonery), they'll feel as if they've been transported back to the first century A.D., so realistic are the historical details in Davis' book, the tenth in this celebrated series. Filled with scintillating suspense, laugh-out-loud humor, devilishly clever plotting, and a cast of wonderfully eccentric characters, number 10 is among the best." ( Booklist)

One of the Best Falco Mysteries

I thoroughly enjoyed this audio book. I like Christian Rodska as a narrator and I think his voice is one of the best in the series. I prefer the mysteries that take place in Rome rather than abroad and this is one of the best in Rome. The mystery itself is quite exciting with body parts showing up all over. Interesting stake outs and lures to attempt to catch the murderer who is very unobtrusive. It took real detective work to solve it and was a real cliff hanger. Along with Silver Pigs this is one of my favorites.

Twisty Mystery but the Wrong Narrator

Prefer Simon Prebble. I've listened to half a dozen Falco mysteries and enjoy immersing myself in ancient Roman history and culture as well as the twisty mysteries Davis pens. But I could barely get through this one. The narrator made all female characters sound like old crones and the male characters sounded like street toughs from England.

amazing book

loved this book. it was so suspenseful that I actually caught my breath as my heart pounded with fear.

Keep "Christian Rodska

What about Christian Rodska’s performance did you like?

Christian Rodska should be the only narrator for the Didius Falco series. I can't/won't buy any Didius book with another narrator. The voice of another narrator is like nails on the chalkboard.

love that audible has this book

glad I could find this book in the series on audible since I could not find a physical nor ebook version of it. While Simon Prebble, who does most of the books in the series, does an excellent job, I find that Christian Rodska does a superb job bringing the sarcastic and witty part of Falco to.life.

Wonderful

Funny, satirical, amusing as Hades! Just what you would expect from Falco!! This was unusual that it was a serial killer but thankfully short on gory details. Excellent mystery, compelling characters, all brought to an exciting end. The narration was a delight!!

good story, preferred previous reader

good story, better than previous story in series. reader makes all women voices sound like they are smoking too much.

Sniffing, slobbering narration

I have loved all the books read by Simon Prebble. Couldn’t stand listening to this narrator sniffle and slobber thru his reading. Had to stop listening after 30 minutes. Can’t comment on story as I was unable to finish audiobook.

Not for me

I read about 3 books a week and this is not my style. Too much description and enough mystery

I could not finish

This narrator sounds like he has a mouth full of water. I will skip to the next books with Simon Prebble