The Iron Hand of Mars

**DEATH LIES BEYOND THE RIVER RHINE* ***AD 71, Germania Libera** : dark dripping forests, inhabited by bloodthirsty barbarians and legendary wild beasts, a furious prophetess who terrorises Rome, and the ghostly spirits of slaughtered Roman legionaries.Enter **Marcus Didius Falco** , an Imperial agent on a special to find the absconding commander of a legion whose loyalty is suspect.Easier said than done, thinks Marcus, as he makes his uneasy way down **the Rhenus** , trying to forget that back in sunny **Rome** his girlfriend **Helena Justina** is being hotly pursued by **Titus Caesar**.His mood is not improved when he discovers his only allies are a woefully inadequate bunch of recruits, their embittered centurion, a rogue dog, and its innocent young master; **just the right kind of support for an agent unwillingly trying to tame the Celtic hordes. . . ** *_*** ** *_*** ** *_*** ** *_*** __Praise of Lindsey** ‘Her most ambitious to date. . . Davis has found a winning formula’ **Daily Telegraph** ‘Lindsey Davis does not merely make history come alive – she turns it into spanking entertainment, and wraps it around an intriguing mystery. She is incapable of writing a dull sentence’ **Peter Lovesey** ‘Wonderfully entertaining’ ******* Reader review* * ‘Davis at her best **’ ***** Reader review** ‘Very addictive and, at times, difficult to put down’ ******* Reader review **’My advice is BUY IT and READ IT as you will not regret it’ ***** * *Reader review** ‘Gripping’*** ** ** Reader reviewWith the great characterisation, fast-paced plotting and wry humour that we’ve come to expect from* * **multi-million copy bestselling author Lindsey Davis, **** this is an addictive mystery that will transport you back to Britain at the time of the Roman invasion. **** Readers of **** S. J. Parris, Donna Leon, Steven Saylor and C. J. Sansom will be **** hooked from page one…**