Flavia Albia book 14 · 2026
Murder in Purple and Gold
Albia finds a young charioteer murdered near the Circus Maximus and is hired to clear a rival racer hunted by a lynch mob.
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Book facts
- Author
- Lindsey Davis
- Series
- Flavia Albia, book 14 of 14
- Published
- 2026
- Setting
- Set in Rome
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- Low
Who is in Murder in Purple and Gold
4 recurring or key characters from Lindsey Davis’s chart.
Lead 1
- Flavia AlbiaBritish-born orphan adopted by Falco and Helena, later an informer
Major 1
- Manlius FaustusAedile and Albia’s partner, later husband
Minor and cameo 2
- Marcus Didius FalcoInformer and imperial agent in first-century Rome
- Helena JustinaSenator’s daughter who becomes Falco’s partner and wife
Also featuring these characters
Other Lindsey Davis books that share the most characters with Murder in Purple and Gold.
- Death on the Tiber2024 · Flavia Albia · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Fatal Legacy2023 · Flavia Albia · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Desperate Undertaking2022 · Flavia Albia · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Comedy of Terrors2021 · Flavia Albia · 4 shared charactersBuy on Amazon