The Iron Hand of Mars - Softcover

Davis, Lindsey

 
9780345380241: The Iron Hand of Mars

Synopsis

Marcus Didius Falci is Imperial Rome's idea of Columbo, a detective on a horrendous assignment involving torture and murder, whose only hope is a powerful Druid priestess who may be persuaded to help--or may do him in. Reprint.

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About the Author

Lindsey Davis was born in Birmingham but now lives in Greenwich. After an English degree at Oxford she joined the Civil Service but now writes full time.

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less blending of humor, history, and adventure." Publishers Weekly
A detective novel of ancient Rome.
When wild Germanic troops rebel and a Roman general disappears, Emperor Vespasian turns to the one man he can trust: Marcus Didius Falco, Imperial Rome's answer to Columbo. Slipping undercover into Germania, Falco meets with disarray, torture, and murder in his quest to find a Druid priestess who alone can persuade the barbarians to embrace peace.

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