Venus in Copper
First edition cover | |
| Author | Lindsey Davis |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Marcus Didius Falco |
| Genre | Crime, Historical novel |
| Publisher | Hutchinson |
Publication date | 1991 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
| Pages | 318 pp (Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-09-983170-8 (Paperback) |
| OCLC | 24793560 |
| Preceded by | Shadows in Bronze |
| Followed by | The Iron Hand of Mars |
Venus in Copper is a 1991 historical mystery crime novel by Lindsey Davis and the third book of the Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries series. Set in Rome during AD 71, just after the year of the four emperors, the novel stars Marcus Didius Falco, informer and imperial agent. The copper of the title refers to a simple copper signet ring featuring a portrait of Venus, worn by the suspect Severina Zotica. That Venus was the goddess of love hints at the motives for some of the murders perpetrated by the suspect: revenge out of unrequited love.