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Persona Non Grata
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Gaius Petreius Ruso: Book 3

Persona Non Grata (2009) (edit title/settings)

A Novel of the Roman Empire

by Ruth Downie (Author) (edit contributors)

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Published as R.S. Downie in the UK, under the title Ruso and the Root of All Evils.

At long last, Gaius Petreius Ruso and his companion, Tilla, are headed home —to Gaul. Having received a note consisting only of the words “COME HOME!” Ruso has (reluctantly, of course) pulled up stakes... read more

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At long last, Gaius Petreius Ruso and his companion, Tilla, are headed home —to Gaul. Having received a note consisting only of the words “COME HOME!” Ruso has (reluctantly, of course) pulled up stakes and brought Tilla to meet his family. But the reception there is not what Ruso has hoped... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

At long last, Gaius Petreius Ruso and his companion, Tilla, are headed home —to Gaul. Having received a note consisting only of the words “COME HOME!” Ruso has (reluctantly, of course) pulled up stakes and brought Tilla to meet his family. But the reception there is not what Ruso has hoped for: no one will admit to sending for him, and his brother Lucius is hoping he’ll leave.

With Tilla getting icy greetings from his relatives, Lucius’s brother-in law mysteriously drowned at sea, and the whole Ruso family teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, it’s hard to imagine an unhappier reunion. That is, until Severus, the family’s chief creditor, winds up dead, and the real trouble begins….

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Justinus was lying in the stinking dark of the ship's hold, bruised and beaten, feeling every breath twist hot knives in his chest.

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Chapter 1 thru Chapter 87

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This is book 3 of 5 in Gaius Petreius Ruso. (standard series)

Preceded by Terra Incognita, and followed by Caveat Emptor.

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  1. Ruth Downie (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Country: USA
Publication Date: July-2009
ISBN: 978-1596916098
Page Count: 368

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