"Downie's attention to day-in-the-life period details, judiciously doled-out twists, and dry British humor make "Incognita "one hell of a toga party."--"Entertainment Weekly "Following her widely acclaimed, "New York Times "bestselling debut, Ruth Downie sends beleaguered army doctor Gaius Petrius R[...]

In her fourth novel, Ruth Downie brings to life the corruption and treachery of Roman-occupied Britain, as it closes in on her winsome leading man. Gaius Petreius Ruso and his new wife Tilla have moved to the town of Verulamium, where a tax man named Julius Asper has gone missing, along with a lot o[...]

When Ruso rejoins his unit in the remote outpost of the Roman Empire known as Britannia, he finds that all is not well with the Twentieth Legion. As they keep a suspicious eye on the barbarians to the north, the legionaries appear to have found trouble even closer to home--among the native recruits [...]