Persona Non Grata
by:
Simon Vance (author)
Ruth Downie (author)
At long last, Gaius Petreius Ruso and his companion, Tilla, are headed home to Gaul. But with Tilla getting icy greetings from Ruso's relatives, a family member having mysteriously drowned at sea, and the whole Ruso household teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, it's hard to imagine an unhappier...
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At long last, Gaius Petreius Ruso and his companion, Tilla, are headed home to Gaul. But with Tilla getting icy greetings from Ruso's relatives, a family member having mysteriously drowned at sea, and the whole Ruso household teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, it's hard to imagine an unhappier reunion. That is, until Severus, the family's chief creditor, winds up dead, and the real trouble begins…Engrossing, intricate, and—as always—wonderfully comic, Ruth Downie's latest is a brilliant new installment in this irresistible series.
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Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781400164189 (1400164184)
Publish date: November 2nd 2009
Publisher: Tantor Media
Minutes: 11
Edition language: English
Series: Gaius Petreius Ruso (#3)
bookshelves: spring-2015, ancient-history, historical-fiction, tbr-busting-2015, roman-civilisation, medical-eew, series, families, filthy-lucre, poison Read from July 14, 2011 to May 21, 2015 rosado mp3Description: At long last, Gaius Petreius Ruso and his companion, Tilla, are headed home—to ...
So Roman Britain doesn’t look that bad when you are dealing with massive debts, a sneaky loan collector, a ship wreck, and clogged drains. This entry into the series concerns both the Medicius and Tilla returning to the family home. The mystery really isn’t that mysterious, but the characters and ...
Another entertaining entry in the Ruso series, with a visit to the old family homestead in the south of France. Tilla and Ruso's relationship is really put to the test, especially when it turns out that Ruso's ex is the wife of the murder victim, which everyone thinks that Ruso poisoned. Oops. Fine ...
Gaius Petreius Ruso's penchant for falling into mysteries and his hapless relationships with former wives, family members and strong-willed British women continues to please.This third installment of Ruth Downie's series finds Ruso called back to his family's estates in Gaul by a terse letter ostens...
This is fast becoming one of my favorite historical mystery series. In this entry, Ruso, a doctor serving in the Roman Legions in Britannia, is summoned home to southern Gaul by a cryptic note that seems to have come from his brother. Ruso and Tilla are great characters, the history of the period ...
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