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Anton Lesser and Anna Madeley star in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of the fourth novel in Lindsey Davis's bestselling series featuring Roman private eye Falco.The Iron Hand of Mars sees Falco being dispatched to one of the most hostile parts of the Empire to deliver a new standard - an iron hand - to one of the legions.Germania is cold, wet, dismal and full of dark forests inhabited by bloodthirsty barbarians, but Falco has an even bigger problem to worry about: he has forgotten Helena Justina's birthday, and she is being pursued by the Emperor's son Titus Caesar.As Falco makes his way through dangerous territory, he encounters the aftermath of a grisly crime, investigates the case of a missing legate, gets into trouble with a centurion and has a fateful encounter with a Celtic priestess and a giant bull.With the help of his travelling companions - Helena's tribune brother Justinus, redundant barber Xanthus and Helveticus - Falco must try to complete his most deadly mission yet...'The Iron Hand of Mars' follows on from BBC Radio 4's hugely successful dramatisations of 'The Silver Pigs', 'Shadows in Bronze' and 'Venus in Copper'.Anna Madeley returns as Helena Justina, along with Ben Crowe as Falco's best friend Petronius, Jonathan Keeble as Titus Caesar and Michael Tudor Barnes as Vespasian.

Lindsey Davis is a bestselling master of historical thrillers. Best known for her Marcus Didius Falco series about a private investigator who operates during the Roman Empire, Davis has won a number of literary awards for her engaging and informative tales.

This BBC Drama adaptation of ‘The Iron Hand of Mars’ brings life to the fourth novel in the series of the hugely successful, often humorous stories featuring Falco - the nation’s favourite Roman private eye.

The story begins when Falco is shipped off to the dismal Germania Liberi in the aftermath of a rebellion. With the instruction to introduce a new standard of discipline - the iron hand - to the legion, Falco has a hefty task on his hands. A number of dangers arise along the way, including the discovery and investigation of a horrendous crime, a troublesome encounter with an angry centurion, a fateful meeting with a Celtic Priestess and, worst of all, the penance that comes with forgetting Helena Justina’s birthday.

Starring Anton Lesser as Falco, Anna Madeley as Helena Justina, Ben Crowe as Petronius, Jonathan Keeble as Titus Caeser and Michael Tudor Barnes as Vesapian, this full-cast BBC dramatisation is available for you to own on CD audiobook, or to download in MP3 format.

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Author: Lindsey Davis Reader: Full Cast Running Time: 3hrs Publisher: AudioGO Ltd Number of CDs: 3 File Quality: MP3 (256 kbps) Release Date: 05/11/2007 D/L ISBN: 9781405609678

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