Memento Mori (Medicus Investigation #8)

Posted on 07 August 2017 by Ruth Downie

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 modern day Bath The wife of Ruso s best friend, Valens, has been found dead in the sacred hot spring, stabbed through the heart Fearing the wrath of the goddess and the ruin of the tourist trade, the temple officials are keen to cover up what s happened But the dead woman s father is demanding justice, and he s accusing Valens of murder.If Valens turns up to face trial, he will risk execution If he doesn t, he ll lose his children.Ruso and Tilla do their best to help but it s difficult to get anyone even Valens himself to reveal what really happened Could Ruso s friend really be guilty as charged Read Memento Mori (Medicus Investigation #8) author Ruth Downie – kino-fada.fr This is probably my most favourite Roman era mystery series, and so unsurprisingly I enjoyed this latest volume very much In fact, I enjoyed it so much that while reading the last bits of the book I missed my train stop.Twice.So yeah, an amazing novel for anyone who loves the genre.What to ExpectDumped straight into the action, Ruso is visiting ancient Bath in an attempt to clear his friend from a murder charge Expect the usual twisting plot you only think you know what s going on , enga This is probably my most favourite Roman era mystery series, and so unsurprisingly I enjoyed this latest volume very much In fact, I enjoyed it so much that while reading the last bits of the book I missed my train stop.Twice.So yeah, an amazing novel for anyone who loves the genre.What to ExpectDumped straight into the action, Ruso is visiting ancient Bath in an attempt to clear his friend from a murder charge Expect the usual twisting plot you only think you know what s going on , engaging fully fleshed characters, charming and realistic dialogue, well researched history, and everything you might enjoy in a detective mystery set in Roman Britain.What to be aware ofThere are ...Thanks to Netgalley for providing a copy of this book for review.In this book, Ruso and Tilla and their young daughter and household are called to Aquae Sulis Bath to help an old friend of Ruso s This friend s wife has been murdered and the friend charged with the crime Ruso and Tilla are always fun to read about Their lives feel so very real that it s easy for me to put myself back in time, seeing what it was like to stay in Roman era British inns, go to the public baths, travel the wate Thanks to Netgalley for providing a copy of this book for review.In this book, Ruso and Tilla and their young daughter and household are called to Aquae Sulis Bath to help an old friend of Ruso s This friend s wife has been murdered and the friend charged with the crime Ruso and Tilla are always fun to read about Their lives feel so very real that it s easy for me to put myself back in time, seeing what it was like to stay in Roman era British inns, go to the public baths, travel the waterways It brings home the idea that people have always been people and the ancients problems may not have been too different from modern ones What happens when a birth mother meets the daughter that she gave up for adoption Who is going to come out ahead in the race to construct a new public bath and whose investors will be disappointed How do you keep people coming to a bath wh...Diving into a new Ruso and Tilla novel by Ruth Downie is like a visit with old friends if one had old friends who manage to get tangled up with murders wherever they go In MEMENTO MORI, medicus Ruso s retirement in his wife s northern village is interrupted by an urgent message from his friend and former medical colleague Valens, whose own wife has been found dead in the baths complex of Aquae Sulis Bath It looks like murder, and Valens himself is the prime suspect.Naturally Tilla wishes to Diving into a new Ruso and Tilla novel by Ruth Downie is like a visit with old friends if one had old friends who manage to get tangled up with murders wherever they go In MEMENTO MORI, medicus Ruso s retirement in his wife s northern village is interrupted by an urgent message from his friend and former medical colleague Valens, whose own wife has been found dead in the baths complex of Aquae Sulis Bath It looks like murder, and Valens himself is the prime suspect.Naturally Tilla wishes to accompany her husband to Aquae Sulis, so their adopted baby Mara must come too, and the baby minder Neena to look after Mara, and their hapless slave Esico to tend the luggage So when Ruso finally reaches the fabled Romano British resort, he s encumbered by an entire retinue of complicating companions.His and Tilla s investigation will involve the murdered woman s father, an intimidating retired centurion the father s brother, chief engineer at the baths a flamboyant British priestess with her e...It s always nice to visit Roman Britain with Ruso, the army doctor and Tilla, his British wife Their adventures are often set in a place where Roman ruins have survived to the modern day, and this time they are visiting Aquae Sulis, the site of modern day Bath, where particularly spectacular ruins can still be visited.Ruso s friend and fellow doctor Valens has been accused of murder, so Ruso and Tilla and their growing entourage baby Mara and two British slaves travel to meet him at Aquae Sul It s always nice to visit Roman Britain w...I look forward to each book from Downie with enthusiasm, and re read them with enjoyment.Tilla and Ruso, after the dubious pleasure of their visit to Rome, have settled in the north of Britain on Tilla s family farm It is a lot of hard work, and Ruso feels like a fish out of water One of the big difficulties about their marriage is that neither ever feels fully at home with each others people.The Britons distrust Ruso, and the Romans look down on Tilla She is a Briton, he is from Gaul, he ha I look forward to each book from Downie with enthusiasm, and re read them with enjoyment.Tilla and Ruso, after the dubious pleasure of their visit to Rome, have settled in the north of Britain on Tilla s family farm It is a lot of hard work, and Ruso feels like a fish out of water One of the big difficulties about their marriage is that neither ever feels fully at home with each others people.The Britons distrust Ruso, and the Romans look down on Tilla She is a Briton, he is from Gaul, he has alm...I was very happy to spend time again with Roman Medicus Ruso and his British wife Tilla It is a call for help from friend Valens that brings the family to Aquae Sulis modern day Bath to find who actually murdered Valens wife Serena As usual, this book provides an intimate and humorous portrayal of married life with the challenges of differing cultures and languages Fortunately Ruso is the man for the untangling of what happened on a dark but starry night by the hot springs.I was first a fa I was very happy to spend time again with Roman Medicus Ruso and his British wife Tilla It is a call for help from friend Valens that brings the family to Aquae Sulis modern day Bath to find who actually murdered Valens wife Serena As usual, this book provides an intimate and humorous portrayal of married life with the challenges of differing cultures and languages Fortunately Ruso is the man for the untangling of what happened on a dark but starry night by the hot springs.I was first...Author s Note Aqua Sulis is one of the most visited sites in Roman Britain, perhaps because it combines a lovely setting with spectacular remains..over 130 curse tablets deposited in the watersFrom the floor level down, the Great Bath is much the same today as it was when Ruso swam in it and My thanks go to all the readers who travel with Ruso and Tilla I travel with Ruso,the Medicus and his wife Tilla and now their extended family, which grows with each outing Valens who is a colle Author s Note Aqua Sulis is one of the most visited sites in Roman Britain, perhaps ...Memento Mori brings us a crime story set in ancient Roman Britain, this time in the spa town of Aquae Sulis, today s Bath, England The town today boasts many Roman ruins including the mineral baths, and those baths play a central role in this tale As always, the author looks to history for inspiration, and provides amateur historians lots of information and era flavor to enj...In MEMENTO MORI, we find Ruso and Tilla back home in Britain, settling into domestic life, following a less than stellar attempt to establish a practice in Rome Unfortunately, the fates have other plans Serena, the wife of Ruso s old comrade Valens, has been murdered, stabbed through the heart while visiting the sacred hot spring at Aquae Sulis modern day Bath, England And Valens is the chief suspect Naturally, the temple officials are worried about the potential scandal and impact on the In MEMENTO MORI, we find Ruso and Tilla back home in Britain, settling into domestic life, following a less than stellar attempt to establish a practice in Rome Unfortunately, the fates have other plans Serena, the wife of Ruso s old comrade Valens, has been murdered, stabbed through the heart while visiting the sacred hot spring at Aquae Sulis modern day Bath, England And Valens is the chief suspect Naturally, the temple officials are worried about the potential scandal and impact on the tourist trade, while Serena s father, the retired chief centurion Pertinax, is back as his blustering, exasperating self, demanding that his erstwhile son in law be brought to justice As always, Ruth Downie s attention to detail and historical research adds significantly to a very well written mystery Her descriptions of Roman Bath and its citizens brought the city to life, and is a major strength of her writing I am only afraid that one I visit modern day Bath, I will be disappointed that it isn tlike ...As a long time fan of Steven Saylor and Lindsey Davis, Ruth Downie s Medicus series still seems like the newcomer to the world of mysteries set in Ancient Rome Yet, MEMENTO MORI is the eighth in the series already The series is wearing well,solid than mercurial.SILVER PIGS, by Lindsey Davis remains my sina qua non for historical mysteries set in the classical era It s charm and breezy attractiveness established the foundation for a series that went on for so long, that the protagonist s As a long time fan of Steven Saylor and Lindsey Davis, Ruth Downie s Medicus series still seems like the newcomer to the world of mysteries set in Ancient Rome Yet, MEMENTO MORI is the eighth in the series already The series is wearing well,solid than mercurial.SILVER PIGS, by Lindsey Davis remains my sina qua non for historical mysteries set in the classical era It s charm and breezy attractiveness established the foundation for a series that went on for so long, that the protagonist s role has now moved onto the next generation Saylor is remarkable for his attention to detail and the relationships he created ...

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07 August 2017

Ruth Downie