Pandora's Boy is a historical 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]

Pandora's Boy
Cover of 2018 UK first edition
AuthorLindsey Davis
CountryUK
SeriesFlavia Albia
Genrehistorical fiction, crime fiction
PublisherHodder & Stoughton, St. Martin's Press
Publication date
5 April 2018
Media typePrint, e-book, audiobook, large print
Pages398
ISBN978-1-4736-5863-9
Preceded byThe Third Nero 
Followed byA Capitol Death 

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 cover of the UK hardback 1st edition shows a cracked blue glass bird credited as "vessel shaped like bird" from the Corning Museum of Glass[4]: dust jacket 

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Pandora's Boy". Lindsey Davis website. Lindsey Davis. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b Pandora's Boy. Hodder & Stoughton. 4 September 2018. ISBN 9781473658639. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b Davis, Lindsey (2018). Pandora's Boy. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-1-473-65863-9.