Memento Mori: A Crime Novel of the Roman Empire
By Ruth Downie
Read by Simon Vance
The Medicus Investigations : Book 8
Unabridged
Format :
Library CD (In Stock)
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2 Formats: Library CD
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2 Formats: MP3 CD
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ISBN: 9798200039364
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ISBN: 9798200039388
| Runtime: | 10.68 Hours |
| Category: | Fiction/Mystery & Detective |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award
If Valens turns up to face trial, he will risk execution. If he doesn't, he'll lose his children.
Ruso and Tilla do their best to help, but it's difficult to get anyone—even Valens himself—to reveal what really happened. Could Ruso's friend really be guilty as charged?
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“If you feel like getting away for awhile, I suggest the ancient British-Roman spa town of Aquae Sulis, circa AD 125. While people are being murdered there, your outstanding guide, Simon Vance, will keep you safe and entertained…in this eighth novel about Roman Medicus Ruso and his feisty British wife, Tilla…Vance performs with the confidence of being the longtime narrator for the well-written, deeply researched series. His pacing is vigorous without being too fast, his narrative voice endlessly listenable, and his interpretations of major and minor characters imaginative and revealing. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.” —AudioFile
“Wonderful…It has all the twists and turns we would expect from a top-notch murder mystery, all while nestled deep into the world at the fringes of Imperial Rome. Though not needed to enjoy this novel, I’d recommend reading the first books—they’re worth it.” —Historical Novels Review
“Wonderfully done…full of charming and delightful characters…and of incident leavened with the right amount of humor…Historical fiction enlivened by a well-crafted puzzle.” — Washington Independent Review of Books
"Downie is masterful at depicting life in ancient Rome, and the setting of Aquae Sulis (still open to tourists) is a crime-scene coup.” —Booklist
“Characters are charming even when they are disagreeable and entertaining as they charge into dangerous situations. As a Roman citizen married to a Briton ex-slave, Ruso navigates the political and cultural waters in a way that adds an intriguing dimension to the plot.” —Library Journal
Vance performs with the confidence of being the longtime narrator for the well-written, deeply researched series. —AudioFile
Author
Author Bio: Ruth Downie
Ruth Downie is the author of the New York Times bestseller Medicus, as well as Terra Incognita, Persona Non Grata, Caveat Emptor, Semper Fidelis, and Tabula Rasa. She is married with two sons and lives in Devon, England.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Library CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Mystery & Detective |
| Runtime: | 10.68 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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