Ruso and the Root of All Evils (Gaius Petreius Ruso)

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 HO ME!” Ruso has (reluctantly, of course) pulled up stakes and brought T illa 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 heвЂTMll leave. With Tilla getting icy greetings from his relatives, LuciusвЂTMs brother-inlaw mysteriously drowned at sea, and the whole Ruso family teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, itвЂTMs hard to imagine an unhappier reunion. That is, until Severus, the familyвЂTMs chief creditor, winds up dead, and the real trouble begins… Engrossing, intricate, and—as always—wonderfully comic, Ruth DownieвЂTMs latest is a brilliant new installment in this irresistible series. This is everything weвЂTMve come to expect from our charming, luckless hero. Gaius Petreius Ruso, doctor to the Legions, is about to return home to Gaul after many years' absence. Little does he realize the letter summoning him back has been forged, or that the sunny Mediterranean lifestyle conceals a dark threat lurking at every corner. His family are in horrific debt to dangerous men and when the principal creditor, Severus, is poisoned in the Ruso home they become the primary suspects in his murder. Gaius Petreius Ruso and his companion, Tilla, become embroiled in a family scandal when Severus, the family's chief creditor, winds up dead