Highly recommended for series fans and readers of Lindsey Davis’s Roman mysteries, but it also serves as a worthy stand-alone.” – Library Journal “The best historical fiction doesn't feel historical when you're reading it. Could Ruso's friend really be guilty as charged? Praise for Memento Mori: “Downie is masterful at depicting life in ancient Rome, and the setting of Aquae Sulis… is a crime-scene coup” – Booklist “Downie can be relied on for crisp, balanced prose and a sharp eye for historic detail” – Kirkus Reviews “Ruso, Tilla, and other returning characters are charming even when they are disagreeable and entertaining as they charge into dangerous situations. Ruso and Tilla do their best to help but it's difficult to get anyone – even Valens himself – to reveal what really happened.
If Valens turns up to face trial, he will risk execution. But the dead woman's father is demanding justice, and he's accusing Valens of murder. Fearing the wrath of the goddess and the ruin of the tourist trade, the temple officials are keen to cover up what's happened. The wife of Ruso's best friend, Valens, has been found dead in the sacred hot spring, stabbed through the heart. A scandal is threatening to engulf the popular spa town of Aquae Sulis (modern-day Bath).
The eighth gripping novel in the bestselling Gaius Petreius Ruso series.
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