Three Hands in the Fountain

Marcus Didius Falco, Book 9

By: Lindsey Davis

Narrated by: Christian Rodska

Length: 11 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

Marcus Didius Falco and his friend Petronius find their local fountain has been blocked - by a severed human hand. Soon other body parts are being found in the aqueducts & sewers. The Aventine partners are commissioned to investigate.

©1997 Lindsey Davis (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Most definitely! Lindsay Davis' character Marcus Didius Falco is believable and likable. The story takes twists and turns that were unexpected and Falco's dry humour helps to glue it all together.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Falco, with his dry wit, is easily my favourite character, although many of the others have significant roles in allowing Falco to manipulate his way through the story.

Which character – as performed by Christian Rodska – was your favorite?

As above - Falco - although Christian Rodska is one of the best narrators I've ever heard. He adds music, character and mood to the words. When he speaks for a given character, the voice is so different, it's almost as if a different person was speaking. Such a delightful man to listen to. I'm extremely pleased he's narrated so much of the series.

dreadfully read

the audio actor seems to think that all of the characters Were Somehow Orcs from the Lord of the Rings I think

"Tell Helena I love her."

Marcus Didius Falco relates.another of his more macabre investigations undertaken with best friend Petro. After a severed and fingerless band is found blocking an outlet of one of Rome's water supplies and with no knowledge of how it had come to be there, the men are commissioned to put an end to such occurrences. Helena has recently given birth to Julia, their first child and the story is filled with the bustle and squabbles of family life, of wayward relatives and assorted Roman neighbours and ne'er do wells. The streets and bureaucracy of Rome under Vespasian brought to life in fascinating atmospheric experiencing.
Narration is by Christian Rodska, and is vibrant and enthusiastic, with individual voicing for the assorted characters, although all of his female protagonists have a verbal cartoon quality which adds humour but is nevertheless annoying. His performance is good but for me it is always Anton Lesser who is the true voice of Falco.

As always, three Hands in the Fountain is such a pleasure for any reader with a fondness for books set in this period - and a good mystery , as well.

I love this series

There isn't so much to add to the reviews I've written about the first 8 books in this series. I enjoy them tremendously, the characters are great, the plots are fun, and for this volume we are back to the first narrator. It does take getting used to a different narrator when he is switched, but Rodska is definitely terrific. So, start with the first book and just keep going. I know I will!

Latin detective work

Good handling of another in the series. The use of English dialects/accents was very good to differentiate between the characters and to set the tone. Will continue to follow this series.