Full name: Semper Fidelis: A Novel of the Roman Empire

Author: Ruth Downie Year: 2013 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Historical fiction, Mystery, Fiction Purchase/reserch links: Amazon Goodreads LibraryThing ISBNs: 9781620400494 1620400499

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 clear that all is not well amongst the native recruits to Britannia's imperial army. Is the much- decorated Centurion Geminus preying on his weaker soldiers? And could this be related to the appearance of Emperor Hadrian? Bound by his sense of duty and ill-advised curiosity, Ruso begins to ask questions nobody wants to hear. Meanwhile his barbarian wife, Tilla, is finding out some of the answers-and marked as a security risk by the very officers Ruso is interrogating. With Hadrian's visit looming large, the fates of the legion, Tilla, and Ruso himself hang in the balance. This book is part of the "Medicus Investigation" series. Here are some other books from this series: "Vita Brevis" First published in 2016 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Tabula Rasa" First published in 2014 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Caveat Emptor" First published in 2010 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Persona Non Grata" First published in 2008 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Terra Incognita" First published in 2008 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Medicus" First published in 2006 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: "Memento Mori" Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: Similar books: Vita Brevis by Ruth Downie Terra Incognita by Ruth Downie Medicus by Ruth Downie Caveat Emptor by Ruth Downie Memento Mori by Ruth Downie Persona Non Grata by Ruth Downie The King's Gambit by John Maddox Roberts Tabula Rasa by Ruth Downie Get Out or Die by Jane Finnis Parthian Shot by David Wishart The Chariots of Calyx by Rosemary Rowe Food for the Fishes by David Wishart Catilina's Riddle by Steven Saylor Search the Seven Hills by Barbara Hambly The Seven Wonders by Steven Saylor The Venus Throw by Steven Saylor Rubicon by Steven Saylor Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens Only Time Will Tell by Jeffrey Archer The Hangman's Daughter by Oliver Potzsch