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  • Bibliography:
    9 Books (1 Series)
  • First Book:
    March 2007
  • Latest Book:
    July 2019
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Full Series List in Order

A Novel of the Roman Empire

1 - Medicus (Mar-2007)
2 - Terra Incognita (Mar-2008)
3 - Persona Non Grata (Jul-2009)
4 - Caveat Emptor (Jan-2011)
5 - Semper Fidelis (Jan-2013)
6 - Tabula Rasa (Aug-2014)
7 - Vita Brevis (Jul-2016)

Book List in Order: 9 titles



  • THE BELOVED FIRST BOOK IN A NEW MYSTERY SERIES STARRING A BELEAGUERED ARMY DOCTOR IN ROMAN-OCCUPIED BRITAIN. Divorced and down on his luck, Gaius Petreius Ruso has made the rash decision to seek his fortune in an inclement outpost of the Roman Emp...



  • IN THE HINTERLANDS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, GAIUS PETREIUS RUSO SEEKS REST ... ONLY TO FIND ANOTHER MURDER. Following her widely acclaimed, New York Times bestselling debut, Medicus, Ruth Downie sends beleaguered army doctor Gaius Petreius Ruso to the u...



  • At long last, Gaius Petreius Ruso and his companion, Tilla, are headed home to Gaul. But with Tilla getting icy greetings from Ruso's relatives, a family member having mysteriously drowned at sea, and the whole Ruso household teetering on the edge of...



  • In her fourth novel, Ruth Downie brings to life the corruption and treachery of Roman-occupied Britain, as it closes in on her winsome leading man. Gaius Petreius Ruso and his new wife Tilla have moved to the town of Verulamium, where a tax man named...



  • Back at his post as a doctor in the Twentieth legion in Roman-occupied Britain, Ruso uncovers a new danger even closer to home than the neighboring barbarians. As mysterious injuries, and even deaths, begin to appear in the medical ledgers, it's c...



  • The medicus Ruso and his wife, Tilla, are back in the borderlands of Britannia, where he is tending the builders of Hadrian's Great Wall. Having been forced to move off their land, the Britons are distinctly on edge and are still smarting from the fa...



  • Ruso and Tilla's excitement at arriving in Rome with their new baby daughter is soon dulled by their discovery that the grand facades of polished marble mask an underworld of corrupt landlords and vermin-infested tenements. There are also far too man...



  • The eighth gripping novel in the bestselling Medicus series, in which Ruso and Tilla investigate the death of the wife of Ruso's friend in the sacred hot spring of Aquae Sulis. A scandal is threatening to engulf the popular spa town of Aquae Sulis...



  • A novella from the author of bestseller Medicus, featuring reluctant investigator Ruso and his partner Tilla. A tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal in Roman Gaul.It's AD 123 and the sun is shining on southern Gaul. Ex-military medic Ruso and his B...





Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Ruth Downie has published 9 books.

Ruth Downie does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, PRIMA FACIE, was published in July 2019.

The first book by Ruth Downie, Medicus, was published in March 2007.

Yes. Ruth Downie has 1 series.