It starts with an amputation dangling on dangerous ground and continues to slide downwards with rumors of a body in the wall, kidnapped children, and local anger over that wall being built across farmsteads.Ī man who knew Tilla’s mother offers to bless their union, which gives Tilla a brief warmth of family until a young boy goes missing in a most disruptive way, fanning the embers of rebellion. The natives will be celebrating Samain in this story, and Downie includes a few of its myths and legends. Why hasn’t he taken advantage of this? He could have ordered up a few men to go with him?Īt the end, what started up the ruckus? Why did they think Ruso was the child snatcher? Ruso has been given a level of authority in looking for the boy by the tribune himself. Why don’t Piso and Lupus just tell the truth? They’ve already been caught in lies that will mean trouble for them?
Why would Ruso think his discovery could possibly clear Daminius? It does just the opposite! How can you expect to store all those different foods and use ‘em up fast enough? Those medical books Tilla is reading are eye-opening as well as they haven’t much basis in normal people’s lives, and they make me think of those meal-planning diet guides that tell you to have a different juice or drink and bread for each breakfast and lunch. It’s an eye-opening time for Tilla as she learns the negative side of being a mother, learns more than she could imagine about her family, sees the rightness on both sides, and finally realizes the harm she’s been doing. And one of the first people the Romans should have spoken with when they arrived. He’s more bard, librarian, and the memories of his people. Senecio being a poet is not what it seems. Abusive men, trigger-quick tongues, leaping to conclusions, gossip… We still refuse to acknowledge the culture of others as Rome does when faced with a British poet. It’s disheartening as well to see how much we haven’t changed. Makes ya grateful for the Bill of Rights and the Geneva Convention. In some ways it seems very civilized, and in others, oh boy. It’s interesting to note what the Roman army will punish and what it accepts. Worse, he’s still thinking with his heart instead of his brain, although it is what makes him the man he is. It doesn’t help that he sends troops hunting for his lost clerk, and they have no care for local sensibilities. But he sure does jump through the hoops for her. He’s got all these entanglements because of Tilla, and he’s starting to see the British side of things. We’ll help you round up all your men and beat them … You always think it works on us. Conn certainly has a lot to say about Roman actions, and you can’t help but laugh and agree. Invade people’s homes and burn those homes down if the Romans think they’re lying. Looking for a missing soldier? No problem.
Throw people’s furnishings and household goods out of their homes and tell them they can’t have their farm anymore. I like this one better than the last, Semper Fidelis, 5, and it seems to be heading back towards what I enjoyed about Downie’s earlier stories, even if that landslide is the introduction and a metaphor for how things progress in this story, all downhill.įor all the worry rebellion seems to cause the Romans, they don’t do much to be nice. This story is set in the fort at Parva in Britain.
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Sixth in the Gaius Petreius Ruso historical mystery series revolving around a Roman army medic and his British wife. Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Medicus, Terra Incognita,, Caveat Emptor Historical mystery in Hardcover edition that was published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA on Augand has 352 pages. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
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When his slave girl Tilla’s former lover is accused of murder, Ruso is once again honor bound to try and solve the case.I received this book for free from the library in exchange for an honest review. 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. 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.
After a particular long shift working the army hospital, he ends up saving a slave girl from her abusive owner. We are introduced to Gaius Petrius Ruso who is an army doctor and divorcee. The first book now known as Medicus takes us to Britannia in the Roman Empire. If You Like Ruth Downie Books, You’ll Love…
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