In this, the 15th Falco mystery by Lindsey Davis, coming out in the U.S. in April 2004, we readers find out what Falco's job really is. Falco is an informer, or accuser, a low-born hanger-on, considered a parasite bent on destroying respectable men, but he's a lovable one with a conscience who, unlike some of his patrician colleagues, would rather stick to destroying people who deserve it.
The Accusers