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From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. When tax collector Julius Asper goes missing, physician Gaius Petreius Ruso, who'd rather get medical work, reluctantly investigates in Downie's superb fourth historical set in second-century Roman Britain (after Persona Non Grata). Since Asper's brother and assistant, Julius Bericus, has also disappeared, some suspect the two men have run off with the emperor's tax money, but Ruso considers it more likely that robbers attacked the brothers on the road from the provincial town of Veralamium to Londinium. When the body of a man who fits Asper's description turns up in a Londinium alley, Ruso has a murder case on his hands, and must journey to Veralamium for answers. Downie excels in bringing the ancient world to life as well as making the attitudes and customs of its inhabitants accessible to a modern audience. She also succeeds at leavening the whodunit plot with flashes of humor, many stemming from her hero's British wife, Tilla. (Jan.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved. Product DescriptionIn her fourth novel, Ruth Downie brings to life the corruption and treachery of Roman-occupied Britain, as it closes in on her winsome leading m

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Author

Ruth Downie [Downie, Ruth]

Publisher

Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781596916081

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Mystery

Rating

3.94 / 5 (1,338 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14