by Caroline Lawrence · Hachette Children · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781842550205
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«The Thieves of Ostia» is the historical mystery novel for young readers by Caroline Lawrence, published by Hachette Children in paperback (208 pages, in English).
In AD 79, Flavia Gemina, daughter of a ship's captain in Ostia, and her friends Jonathan, Nubia and Lupus investigate the deaths of the neighborhood's guard dogs while rumors of thefts circulate. The search for the culprit takes them through cemeteries, houses and alleys of the Roman port city.
The Thieves of Ostia is the first installment of the series The Roman Mysteries; the novel was published in 2002.
Historical mystery novel for child and young adult readers, with young protagonists in ancient Rome.
Caroline Lawrence is an English–American children's author, best known for The Roman Mysteries, a series of historical novels following four child detectives in Ancient Rome. The series has won numerous awards and has been published in many different languages worldwide. Lawrence is also known for her historical mystery series called The P.K. Pinkerton Mysteries, set in Virginia City, Nevada Territory, in the early 1860s.
