![]() The series takes place (mostly) in the height of Roman occupation of Britain, which serves as a great background to view the empire at it’s Western extreme.Įach novel is a mystery, where Ruso is reluctantly ( he’s a doctor, dammit, not an investigator!) dragged to solve murders no one else wants to take a close look at. Ruso is a physician, serving as a medic in Rome’s Legio XX stationed in Britannia at the start of Hadrian’s reign. (I wrote individual reviews for each book on Amazon & Goodreads). ![]() ![]() Since I do not include spoilers in my reviews and the below applies equally to all volumes I’ve read, I’ve made this post a review of the whole series. That should give you an idea about how much I love the series. I actually wrote this post after finishing the 3rd volume, Persona Non Grata, back in November – but since I schedule posts in advance and have been catching up on my reading over the holidays, I had the chance to finish the other volumes in the series between writing this and posting. ![]() ![]() Below are my thoughts on the whole series, as I’ve just finished the last published volume, Vita Brevis. I’ve read the first two books a couple of years ago, and have been reading the rest of the series this year. I strikes me that while I have mentioned Ruth Downie‘s writing before, have interviewed her protagonist Gaius Petreius Ruso, and have even used him for a guest appearance – with permission! – in In Numina, I have never actually wrote a full review of her books. ![]()
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