Ruth Downie
Ruth Downie (born 18 April 1955, North Devon, United Kingdom) is a British author. She is best known for her mysteries featuring the “reluctant sleuth”, Gaius Petreius Ruso, that are set in the Roman world.[1]
Bibliography
[edit]- Ruso and the Disappearing Dancing Girls (2006), published as Medicus in the United States[2]
- Ruso and the Demented Doctor (2008), published as Terra Incognita in the United States
- Ruso and the Root of all Evils (2009), published as Persona Non Grata in the United States
- Ruso and the River of Darkness (2010), published as Caveat Emptor in the United States
- Semper Fidelis (2013)
- Tabula Rasa (2014)
- Vita Brevis (2016)[3][4]
- Memento Mori (2018)[5]
- Prima Facie (2019)
References
[edit]- ^ "Ruth Downie". www.fantasticfiction.com.
- ^ "'Medicus: A Novel of the Roman Empire'". NPR.org.
- ^ "Vita Brevis by Ruth Downie review — crime fiction set in ancient Rome". Financial Times.
- ^ Burke, Declan; Hughes, Declan. "The best crime fiction of 2016". The Irish Times.
- ^ Hughes, Declan; Burke, Declan. "The best crime fiction of 2018". The Irish Times.
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