Prima facie : a crime novella of the Roman Empire /
Downie, Ruth, 1955-
Prima facie : a crime novella of the Roman Empire / Ruth Downie. - 153 pages ; 21 cm. - A Gaius Petreius Ruso mystery . - Downie, Ruth, 1955- Medicus investigation series ; 8.5. .
"It's AD 123 and the sun is shining on southern Gaul. Ex-military medic Ruso and his British wife Tilla are back after a long absence - but it's not the reunion anyone had hoped for. Ruso's brother has left him in charge of a farm he has no idea how to manage, a chronic debt problem and a gaggle of accident-prone small children. Meanwhile his sister Flora has run away to rescue her boyfriend, who's accused of murdering a wealthy guest at a party. Can Ruso and Tilla save the boyfriend from the murder charge - or should they be saving Flora from the boyfriend? Will any of the guests tell the truth about the fatal party before it's too late? And meanwhile, how long can Ruso continue to lie about what's inside the bath house?"--Provided by publisher.
9781916469488 1916469485
Ruso, Gaius Petreius (Fictitious character) --Fiction.
Romans--Fiction.
Physicians--Fiction.
Husband and wife--Fiction.
Farm life--Fiction.
Murder--Investigation--Gaul--Fiction.
Gaul--History--58 B.C.-511 A.D.--Fiction.
Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.--Fiction.
Novellas.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.
Prima facie : a crime novella of the Roman Empire / Ruth Downie. - 153 pages ; 21 cm. - A Gaius Petreius Ruso mystery . - Downie, Ruth, 1955- Medicus investigation series ; 8.5. .
"It's AD 123 and the sun is shining on southern Gaul. Ex-military medic Ruso and his British wife Tilla are back after a long absence - but it's not the reunion anyone had hoped for. Ruso's brother has left him in charge of a farm he has no idea how to manage, a chronic debt problem and a gaggle of accident-prone small children. Meanwhile his sister Flora has run away to rescue her boyfriend, who's accused of murdering a wealthy guest at a party. Can Ruso and Tilla save the boyfriend from the murder charge - or should they be saving Flora from the boyfriend? Will any of the guests tell the truth about the fatal party before it's too late? And meanwhile, how long can Ruso continue to lie about what's inside the bath house?"--Provided by publisher.
9781916469488 1916469485
Ruso, Gaius Petreius (Fictitious character) --Fiction.
Romans--Fiction.
Physicians--Fiction.
Husband and wife--Fiction.
Farm life--Fiction.
Murder--Investigation--Gaul--Fiction.
Gaul--History--58 B.C.-511 A.D.--Fiction.
Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D.--Fiction.
Novellas.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Historical fiction.