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Caveat Emptor

by Ruth Downie Book 4 in the The Medicus series.

First published 2010

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Newly married, Ruso and Tilla return to Britain expecting to establish a home. Ruso instead accepts a temporary commission to find Julius Asper, a missing tax collector from Verulamium, and discovers that public money has vanished with him.

As the search becomes a murder inquiry, forged documents, buried wealth and the unresolved legacy of Boudica’s revolt expose divisions beneath the town’s claims of loyalty to Rome. The novel was originally published in the United Kingdom as Ruso and the River of Darkness.

Historical Periods

Reign of Hadrian117–138 CE Roman Britain43–410 CE

Genres

Court & Political Fiction Crime & Mystery Historical Sagas Historical Thriller Romance

Historical people

Boudica30–61

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