Persona Non Grata: A Novel of the Roman Empire
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âWe know Downie is sharpening her knives for Rusoâs next surgically precise adventure. Enormous fun: another lively winner from a newly established mistress of the genre.ââKirkus Reviews (starred review) At long last, Gaius Petreius Ruso and his companion, Tilla, are headed home to Gaul. But with Tilla getting icy greetings from Rusoâs relatives, a family member having mysteriously drowned at sea, and the whole Ruso household teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, itâs hard to imagine an unhappier reunion. That is, until Severus, the familyâs chief creditor, winds up dead, and the real trouble begins⦠Engrossing, intricate, andâas alwaysâwonderfully comic, Ruth Downieâs latest is a brilliant new installment in this irresistible series.