Product DescriptionThe dogs on Flavia's street have started dying mysteriously, and she is determined to find out why. Her investigation leads her to three extraordinary people: Jonathan, her new neighbor; Nubia, an African slave; and Lupus, a mute beggar boy. The four embark on a search for the killer&150and that's when the excitement begins
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Rating: - theves of ostia
My daughter loved the story can wait for me to buy her the rest of the stories
Rating: - An Engaging Mystery
I came upon the Roman Mystery series by chance and since I enjoy novels set in Roman times I investigated a bit further, and after visiting Caroline Lawrence's web site I decided to read the series (now up to 17 books). I enjoy historical novels about Rome and have read several, including those of Robert Harris, but I have not read any mystery books before. The Roman Mysteries is intended for children (ages around 9 - 12) but I think that adult readers will enjoy them just as much because they are ... Read More
Rating: - Steal Away Some Time to Read This Book
The Thieves of Ostia is the first book in Lawrence's Roman Mysteries Series; a romping, non-stop adventure that takes place in 79 A.D. in Ostia a port city of the Roman Empire. In this story we meet the young mystery solver Flavia Gemina, a Roman sea captain's daughter; her father, Captian Marcus Flavius Geminus; Jonathan, her neighbor and secretly Christian; Jonathan's father Mordecai ben Ezra (a physician); Jonathan's sister, Miriam; Nubia, Flavia's slave (purchased for the purpose of emancipation); ... Read More
Rating: - The best history book ever!
I went on a trip to Italy and forgot something to read when I was on the long long long long long train trip home. Before boarding the train I begged my mother to let me look in a book store in the train station. I got to the store and went to the English kids area and all thay had were Narnia and all the Harry Potter books I have already read. I was hoping that thay would have Warriors by Erin Hunter but I found this book instead. The cover of the European edition was prettier then this one. I have been ... Read More
Rating: - Entertaining and Educational
Flavia is a Roman girl with a nose for danger. With her gang of friends, she sets off on an investigation to find the real answers for the sudden and very questionable deaths of the dogs in her neighborhood. This is first and foremost a historical fiction novel. However, it is also very much a mystery caper and spine-tingling and bone-chilling adventure all rolled into one. The Thieves of Ostia is an academically-enriching experience. Perhaps the best part of Lawrence's book is that the educational aspect ... Read More
- theves of ostia
- Steal Away Some Time to Read This Book
- Entertaining and Educational
