“But mere technical details can be worked out any time. All a hero needs is grit.”
The Iron Hand of Mars
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The Iron Hand of Mars
The Iron Hand of Mars is a 1992 historical mystery crime novel by Lindsey Davis and the fourth book of the Marcus Didius Falco Mysteries series. Set in Rome and Germania during AD 71, the novel stars Marcus Didius Falco, informer and imperial agent. The iron in the title refers to the standard, shaped like a giant hand made of iron, which Falco is required to deliver to the imperial legions in Germany.
“There are fortunes to be made out of bristle for a man with deft hands.”
The Iron Hand of Mars
Context: Stick with it, Xanthus. There are fortunes to be made out of bristle for a man with deft hands.
