Order of Medicus Investigation Books
The Medicus Investigation series is a series of historical mystery novels by British novelist Ruth Downie. Gaius Petreius Ruso is a military doctor, who transfers to the 20th Legion in the remote Britannia port of Deva (now Chester, England) to start over after a bad divorce and his father’s death. Soon, he will events will transpire that will lead him to becoming a reluctant sleuth in the midst of the Roman Empire.
Ruth Downie began her Medicus Investigation series in 2006 with the novel Medicus (aka Ruso and the Disappearing Dancing Girls). The series is currently ongoing. Below is a list of Ruth Downie’s Medicus Investigation books in order of when they were first released (which is the same as their chronological order):
Publication Order of Medicus Investigation Books
Medicus / Ruso and the Disappearing Dancing Girls | (2006) | |
Terra Incognita / Ruso and the Demented Doctor | (2008) | |
Persona Non Grata / Ruso and the Root of All Evils | (2009) | |
Caveat Emptor / Ruso and the River of Darkness | (2010) | |
Semper Fidelis | (2013) | |
Tabula Rasa | (2014) | |
Vita Brevis | (2016) | |
Memento Mori | (2018) | |
Prima Facie | (2019) |
Notes: Medicus was also published as Ruso and the Disappearing Dancing Girls. Terra Incognita is also titled Ruso and the Demented Doctor. Persona Non Grata is also known as Ruso and the Root of All Evils. Caveat Emptor is alternately titled Ruso and the River of Darkness.