10/30/2023 0 Comments Ruth downie medicus series![]() Tilla has her own sense of fairness, and views on what makes the world tick.ĭownie locates each book in a different town, mostly around Roman Britain with this being a notable exception. Downie is masterfully weaving the investigations through sub-plots, distractions, daily lives, grand events - till you just have to know what happens next. Ruso may be a reluctant investigator, but he has that nagging voice in his head when things don't quite fit well, and it keeps him following and digging for the truth. The plot of the stories grips you till can't put the book down. It is clear that each character - from main to support cast - is a fully realised person, with their own agendas and biases. Downie has a knack to depict the world-views of the characters realistically, switching viewpoints from a Roman medical officer to a British peasant woman. ![]() These are the kind of books where you care for the characters. The writing is witty, the setting is rich, the plot thought-out, and the mysteries engaging. All characters are fully fleshed, believable, with their own motivations. In between he gets involved (reluctantly!) in investigating a death (because it happened in his house), tries to find employment as a medic with local gladiatorial arena, keep his partner away from strange new cults - and generally miss the simple life in god-forsaken, rainy Britannia.Ĭharming and complex characters, well-researched details about Roman life in 2nd century Gaul, plot and sub-plots that twist and build up, and a great read overall. TR Caveat Emptor (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #4)īack in his ancestral home at Nemausus (Nîmes), Ruso is trying to untangle family finances, young loves, and old grudges. ![]() It's the fab characters rather than the mysteries that make this series enjoyable, especially fun to watch Tilla come across Christianity.ģ* Terra Incognita (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #2)ĬR Persona Non Grata (Gaius Petreius Ruso, #3) That is, until Severus, the family’s chief creditor, winds up dead, and the real trouble begins…' With Tilla getting icy greetings from his relatives, Lucius’s brother-inlaw mysteriously drowned at sea, and the whole Ruso family teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, it’s hard to imagine an unhappier reunion. Having received a note consisting only of the words “COME HOME!” Ruso has (reluctantly, of course) pulled up stakes and brought Tilla to meet his family.īut the reception there is not what Ruso has hoped for: no one will admit to sending for him, and his brother Lucius is hoping he’ll leave. Description: At long last, Gaius Petreius Ruso and his companion, Tilla, are headed home-to Gaul.
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