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Persona non grata : a novel of the Roman empire / Ruth Downie.

by Downie, Ruth, 1955-

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Bloomsbury, c2009.

Physicians -- Fiction.

Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.

Gaul -- History -- 58 B.C.-511 A.D. -- Fiction.

Rome -- Fiction.

Downie, Ruth, 1955- Medicus investigations ; 3.

9781596916098 (alk. paper)

9781608190478 (pbk.)

Alternate title:

Ruso and the root of all evils.

xi, 348 p. : map ; 25 cm.

Also published under the title: "Ruso and the root of all evils".

Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-348).

"At long last, Gaius Petreius Ruso and his companion, Tilla, are headed home--to Gaul. Having received a note consisting only of the words "COME HO ME!" Ruso has (reluctantly, of course) pulled up stakes and brought Tilla to meet his family. But the reception there is not what Ruso has hoped for: no one will admit to sending for him, and his brother Lucius is hoping he'll leave. With Tilla getting icy greetings from his relatives, Lucius's brother-inlaw mysteriously drowned at sea, and the whole Ruso family teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, it's hard to imagine an unhappier reunion. That is, until Severus, the family's chief creditor, winds up dead, and the real trouble begins... "--Publisher.

Historical mystery fiction.

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