Pandora's Boy
978-1-4736-5863-9
Pandora's Boy is a historical crime novel by British writer Lindsey Davis, the sixth[1] in her Flavia Albia series. It was published by Hodder & Stoughton in the UK on 5 April 2018, (ISBN 9781473658745) and in the United States in 2018 by St. Martin's Press.[2][3]
The tale involves the death of a young girl and during her investigation Albia "has to contend with the occult, organised crime, an unusual fertility symbol, and celebrity dining"; the Pandora of the title is a local witch.[3] The story begins in October AD 89 and is set in Rome, on the Quirinal Hill.[4]: 1
The first edition cover of the UK hardback shows a cracked blue glass bird credited as "vessel shaped like bird" from the Corning Museum of Glass.[4]: dust jacket
References
- ^ As at 8 October 2017 both Amazon and the publisher's site refer to it as the 5th, but Davis's site and the fact of five previous titles indicate 6th.
- ^ "Pandora's Boy". Lindsey Davis website. Lindsey Davis. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ a b Pandora's Boy. Hodder & Stoughton. 4 September 2018. ISBN 9781473658639. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ a b Davis, Lindsey (2018). Pandora's Boy. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-1-473-65863-9.
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