![]() When his slave girl Tilla’s former lover is accused of murder, Ruso is once again honor bound to try and solve the case. He brings his slave girl along which is again nothing but trouble for him as her tribe is looking to rebel against the Roman Empire. This book sees Ruso head to edge of the Roman Empire to replace a demented doctor. Terra Incognita is the second book in the series. It’s up to Ruso to discover the truth as the doctor becomes detective. Books by Ruth Downie Memento Mori: A Crime Novel of the Roman Empire Vita Brevis: A Gaius Ruso Mystery Caveat Emptor: A Novel of the Roman Empire Terra. With a gift for comic timing and historic detail, Ruth Downie has conjured an ancient world as raucous and. She’s trouble on her own, but leads him into more trouble as he gets caught up in the middle of a murder investigation of some dead prostitutes. In the New York Times bestselling Medicus series, Roman occupied Britannia is beset by crime, and army doctor Gaius Petreius Ruso is determined to catch the killers and restore order to the empire. Senna, a native Briton married to a. The first book in her crime series featuring Roman Army medic Ruso and his British partner Tilla was a New York Times bestseller, and The Times recommended it. After a particular long shift working the army hospital, he ends up saving a slave girl from her abusive owner. THE BEAR AND THE WOLF: Written with SJA Turney A short story of love and danger on the Empires most hostile frontier. We are introduced to Gaius Petrius Ruso who is an army doctor and divorcee. ISBN9781596917743 The Relic Master A Novel Roma The Novel of Ancient Rome The Sins of the Father A Mediaeval Mystery (Book 1) The Cardinals Court A. ![]() The first book now known as Medicus takes us to Britannia in the Roman Empire. For Amazon in Germany, click here.Īn audiobook of PRIMA FACIE, read by Simon Vance, will be available on 19 November from Tantor Media.If You Like Ruth Downie Books, You’ll Love… If you buy from, this is where you’ll find it. ( Paperback ISBN: 9781916469488)Įbook and print copies are available from Amazon UK via this link. Ruth was born and raised in the beautiful West Country in North Devon and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. She is famously known as the author of Medicus Investigation series. PRIMA FACIE is available to order in print via all good bookshops. Publication Order of Anthologies Ruth Downie is an English author of mystery & thrillers and historical fiction books. “…a tongue-in-cheek, engaging novella which takes a large cast of well observed characters and the world they inhabit and portrays them in exuberant Technicolor.” – Lynne Patrick, Mystery People “The dialogue snaps and crackles with life… a perfect introduction to a series I will now happily read my way through.” – Anna Belfrage, Discovering Diamonds In her fourth novel, Ruth Downie brings to life the corruption and treachery of Roman-occupied Britain, as it closes in on her winsome leading man. PRIMA FACIE was crowned July’s “Book of the Month” on the Discovering Diamonds site – here’s part of their review: Ruth is the author of nine mysteries featuring Roman Army medic Gaius Petreius Ruso and his British partner Tilla. Readers who have never spent time with Ruso and Tilla will, I hope, enjoy the story without needing to know anything about what happened beforehand. Regular readers will meet some familiar faces here. Did they call in on Ruso’s family in the south of Gaul? Indeed they did. Several friends of Ruso and Tilla have asked what happened between their trip to Rome in VITA BREVIS and their arrival back in Britannia in MEMENTO MORI. By: Ruth Downie Around 26 Jul to 7 Aug Author Biography: Ruth is the author of the New York Times bestseller MEDICUS and a further seven full-length novels in. Meanwhile their sister Flora has run away to rescue her boyfriend, who’s accused of murdering a wealthy guest at a party.Ĭan Ruso and Tilla save the boyfriend from the murder charge – or should they be saving Flora from the boyfriend? Will any of the guests tell the truth about the fatal party before it’s too late? And how long can Ruso continue to lie about what’s inside the bath house? The sun is shining on Roman Gaul, but Ruso’s brother has left him in charge of a farm he has no idea how to manage, a chronic debt problem and a gaggle of accident-prone small children. Murder in Roman-occupied Britain sets the scene for the most original and compelling novel of the ancient world since I, Claudius. Here, you can see them all in order (plus the year each book was published) As an Amazon Associate, we earn money from purchases made through links in this page. (10 Book Series) Ruth Downie has written a series of 10 books. ![]() PRIMA FACIE: a crime novella of the Roman Empire… Ruth Downie Books in Order (10 Book Series) Ruth Downie Books in Order.
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