Ruth Downie (born 18 April 1955,

North Devon North Devon is a Non-metropolitan district, local government district in Devon, England. Its council is based just outside Barnstaple, the district's largest town. The district also includes the towns of Ilfracombe, Lynton and Lynmouth and Sout ...

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) is an English author. She is best known for her mysteries featuring the “reluctant sleuth”, Gaius Petreius Ruso, that are set in the

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Bibliography

*''Ruso and the Disappearing Dancing Girls'' (2006), published as ''Medicus'' in the United States *''Ruso and the Demented Doctor'' (2008), published as ''Terra Incognita'' in the United States *''Ruso and the Root of all Evils'' (2009), published as ''Persona Non Grata'' in the United States *''Ruso and the River of Darkness'' (2010), published as ''Caveat Emptor'' in the United States *''Semper Fidelis'' (2013) *''Tabula Rasa'' (2014) *''Vita Brevis'' (2016) *''Memento Mori'' (2018) *''Prima Facie'' (2019)

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* 1955 births Living people 20th-century English novelists 20th-century English women writers English detective fiction writers English crime fiction writers English women novelists English women mystery writers Writers from Devon Writers of historical fiction set in antiquity Writers of historical mysteries English women historical novelists 21st-century English novelists 21st-century English women writers {{england-writer-stub