Caveat Emptor

I suspect Ruso was my favourite investigator of crimes by the time I’d finished the first book in Ruth Downie’s Medicus series. The second book expanded this world to include darker themes and the wild north. And by the time Ruso went home to Gaul in the third book he was not only my favourite inves......more

I would have rated this novel higher but I felt like the ending was very unfulfilling. I know there are more books to read in the series but I still like a novel to have a strong ending. In this one Ruso is an investigator and is trying to solve the murder of a tax man. It delves more into his and T......more

The fourth book in Ruth Downie’s mystery series about Gaius Petreius Ruso, erstwhile medicus of the XX Legion, finds him and his new bride Tilla (aka Darlughdacha) back in Britain. Wanting to get as far away from his family as possible, Ruso has returned to Londinium looking for a job. His friend Va......more

Returning to the familiar and homey (albeit soggy) ground of Britain, Ruso's next adventure is not on the frontiers but rather closer to the centre of administration of the emerging province. What to Expect Charming and complex characters, well-researched details about Roman life in Roman Britain und......more

This book is set in second century A.D. In this book of the series Ruso and Tila have returned to Britannia from their visit to Ruso’s family in Gael. Gaius Petreius Ruso, medic is now retired from the Roman Army and starting off his married life with Tila. He obtains an assignment as an investigato......more