A Comedy of Terrors

A Comedy of Terrors is a historical crime novel by British writer Lindsey Davis, the ninth  in her Flavia Albia series. It was published in the UK on 1 April 2021 by Hodder & Stoughton (ISBN 9781529374322) and is scheduled to be published in the United States on 27 July 2021 by Minotaur Books (ISBN 978-1250241542).

The novel is set in 89 AD, starting during "the week before Saturnalia: 12-17 December". It features nuts ("both the snack and missile of choice of tipsy celebrants") and threats to the emperor ("Domitian himself is a target for the old criminals' new schemes").

Falco and his wife Helena appear in the list of "Our festival characters", described as "her [Flavia Albia's] iconic parents".