Marine and former assistant DA Matthew Bogdanos tracks down ancient and priceless treasures stolen from the Iraq Museum during the 2003 American invasion.

In medias res -- Pattern recognition -- Hector's ghost -- A visist to the underworld -- Mobilization -- The irrational tenth -- Exfiltration and infiltration -- Babylon -- Life among the ruins -- Keeping heads -- Beware the rabbit in a rage -- Of hammered gold -- What does military duty look like? -- It's all about the price -- Whatever remains.