Ruth Downie Explained

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

• 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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ruth Downie. www.fantasticfiction.com.
2. Web site: 'Medicus: A Novel of the Roman Empire'. NPR.org.
3. Web site: Vita Brevis by Ruth Downie review — crime fiction set in ancient Rome. Financial Times.
4. News: The best crime fiction of 2016. Declan. Burke. Declan. Hughes. The Irish Times.
5. News: The best crime fiction of 2018. Declan. Hughes. Declan. Burke. The Irish Times.