Terra Incognita: A Novel of the Roman Empire (Gaius Petreius Ruso Mystery Series Book 2)
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (558 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B003Z6QLEA |
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| Number of Pages | : | 526 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Just How Did Felix Lose His Head and Where Is It??? Gaius Petreus Ruso, Medicus to the 20th and his slave, Tilla find themselves in the far reaches of the Roman Empire--up near Hadrian's Wall in Brittanica. It is the homeland of Tilla and she has returned after many years --several spent as the slave to a neighboring warlord who kidnapped her and the last year or so as G. "Cum Laude!" according to Kathleen Ingram. "Army doctor Gaius Petreius Ruso strikes out for the uncivilized borders of Roman BritainBut the edge of the Roman Empire is a volatile place; the independent tribes of the North dwell near its borders. These hinterlands are the homeland of Ruso's slave, Tilla, who has scores of her own to settle "This book finished the. Wonder Woman and Hawkeye Pierce on the Roman frontier circa 118 AD Blue in Washington Ruth Downie's second book in the Medicus (Gaius Petreius Ruso) series is an interesting, if not spine-tingling, tale of mostly intercultural conflict highlighted by murder and assorted violence between British tribesmen and their Roman occupiers. Downie once again has done a great job of setting up the context for this
From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Downie's thrilling murder mystery set against the vivid backdrop of the Roman Empire in the year A.D. The reading is perfectly delivered, with Vance's traditional English dialect a perfect fit for this period piece. All rights reserved. . Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. 118 is well realized by the classical voice of Simon Vance. Vance captures the volatility and rawness of the era, offering rich characters and a compelling saga that never ceases to excite the imagination
Ruth Downie is the author of the New York Times bestseller Medicus, as well as Terra Incognita, Persona Non Grata, Caveat Emptor, Semper Fidelis, and Tabula Rasa. She is married with two sons and lives in Devon, England. He has recorded over eight hundred audiobooks and has earned five coveted Audie Awards, and he has won fifty-seven Earphones Awards from AudioFile magazine, which has named him a Golden Voice. Visit her at ruthdownie.Simon
Worse, he is honour bound to try to prove the man innocent - and the Army wrong - byfinding another suspect. Soon they find that Tilla's tribespeople are being encouraged to rebel against Roman control by a mysterious leader known as the Stag Man, and her former lover is implicated in the grisly murder of a soldier. Not only is he going to the hinterlands of the hinterlands, but it his slave Tilla's homeland and she has some scores to settle there. After getting involved with the murders of local prostitutes in the town of Deva, Doctor Gaius Petreius Ruso needs to get out of town, so has volunteered for a posting with the Army on the volatile border where the Roman-controlled half of Britannia meets the independent tribes of the North. Soon both Ruso's and Tilla's lives are in jeopardy, as is the future of theirburgeoning romantic relationship.. It is spring in the year of 118, and Hadrian has been Emperor of Rome for less than a year. Ruso, unwillingly involved in the investigation of the murder, is appalled to find that Tilla is stillspending time with the lover