The Pirates of Pompeii (Roman Mysteries) - Softcover

Lawrence, Caroline

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0142402273 ISBN 13: 9780142402276

Publisher: Puffin, 2004

Synopsis

At a refugee camp following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius which buried Pompeii, Flavia and her friends discover that children are disappearing and a very powerful citizen might be involved. Reprint.

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Review:

'immensely readable'--Times Educational Supplement

an interesting and exciting read that is extremely well researched. It is packed with accurate detail of everyday Roman life. The story is so well paced and involving that you don't realise just how much information you are absorbing.--School Librarian.

From the Publisher:

The Roman world is reeling from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Volcanic ash covers the land, sunsets are blood-red and the sea gives up corpses of the dead. At a makeshift camp south of Pompeii, hundreds of refugees from the cities of Vesuvius try to come to terms with the disaster. When children begin to go missing, Flavia Gemina and her friends Jonathan, Nubia and Lupus investigate a powerful and charismatic man known as the Patron. A dangerous trail leads them to the caves and grottoes of Sorrento where they encounter pirates, slave-dealers and death.

About this edition

• Publisher: Puffin
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0142402273
• ISBN 13: 9780142402276
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 159