Ruso

But no-one else is trying to solve the mystery, and when a second girl from the same bar also turns up dead Ruso feels he has to get to the bottom of it – especially as it seems someone is now trying to kill him too...

Ruso and the Disappearing Dancing Girls, by Ruth Downie. Book review Carla 2010

On top of this, Ruso also has to find his feet in his new environment, which provides a convenient way for the reader to learn about everyday life in a Roman legionary fortress and its associated vicus*.

Ruso and the Disappearing Dancing Girls, by Ruth Downie. Book review Carla 2010

His irresponsible, attractive, self-centred colleague Valens is the opposite, always managing to fall on his feet while deflecting any trouble onto Ruso.

Ruso and the Disappearing Dancing Girls, by Ruth Downie. Book review Carla 2010

Here's hoping Ruso has proven popular enough to get a stay of execution!

Ruso and the Disappearing Dancing Girls, by Ruth Downie. Book review Carla 2010

Ruso correctly identifies one of the bodies as strangled rather than drowned, which is part of the reason it nags at his conscience since he knows it wasn't an accident, but that's about it.

Ruso and the Disappearing Dancing Girls, by Ruth Downie. Book review Carla 2010

When the body of a local barmaid turns up strangled in the river, Ruso really does not want to investigate.

Ruso and the Disappearing Dancing Girls, by Ruth Downie. Book review Carla 2010

We Cubans jokingly called him El Ruso, the Russian, and he understood the ironic undercurrent in that name.

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Tilla is an enigmatic character, to the reader at least to me as much as to Ruso.

Ruso and the Disappearing Dancing Girls, by Ruth Downie. Book review Carla 2010

The good news is that Ruso just keeps on getting better.

Ruso and the Disappearing Dancing Girls, by Ruth Downie. Book review Carla 2010