This was a super slow read. I bought this at a book swap, not realizing it was the fourth book in this series. The series follows a physician in the Roman army under the rule of Hadrian. At one point the medicus, Ruso, was an investigator but has resumed his job as physician. He is stationed in what is now England with a native wife and a habit for getting in trouble. Numerous references are made to his previous issues and problems with authority but […]