false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175956331m/576729.jpg 576729 7 "A seamless blending of humor, history, and adventure." Publishers Weekly<br>A detective novel of ancient Rome.<br>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. 1244681 book 1992 The Iron Hand of Mars total:281|5:5|4:10|3:7|2:3|1:0| 281 1117 354 12 4 0 false false Mon May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 16 16:32:04 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 16:08:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 01:09:26 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 10:12:14 -0700 2009 The plot is an interesting one. Marcus Didius Falco finds himself setting off with a bulky object to hand over to a legio...more...]]> 3 1 false false Sat May 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 07:50:13 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 17:46:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 04:07:48 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 04:08:39 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 04 19:07:28 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 19:08:33 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Oct 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 06:57:32 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 03:31:40 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Sep 15 14:57:55 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 27 06:46:01 -0700 2009
Great mix of history, mystery and humor. Full of colorful characters and a vivid look at ancient Rome.
P...more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 04 17:06:33 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 04 17:06:50 -0800 2007 Enjoyed this but less than other Falco books - there's not much of a detective style unravelling a problem, just the question of whether or not Falco and co would survive. Since this book was the second in a single-volume trilogy, however, the answer to this was rather obvious from the start......]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun May 25 18:04:50 -0700 2008 Sun May 25 18:06:22 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Tue Jul 17 18:37:20 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 17 18:38:00 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Sat Aug 23 05:07:43 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 23 05:07:43 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu May 29 06:35:41 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 06:35:57 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Mon Nov 23 18:25:33 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 23 18:25:33 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Nov 22 15:12:13 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 15:12:13 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 21 18:03:05 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 18:03:15 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Nov 21 17:59:00 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 17:59:00 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Tue Nov 17 12:15:25 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 12:15:25 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Nov 16 17:00:58 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 17:00:58 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Nov 19 09:19:52 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 15:32:03 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 09:19:52 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Tue Nov 10 12:06:37 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 12:06:44 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=576729