The Roman mysteries omnibus
By: Caroline Lawrence
Publisher: Orion Children's
Published: 2005
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 560
ISBN-13: 9781842555033
Subjects: Eruption, 79; English Detective and mystery stories; Juvenile fiction; Children's stories, English; Children's fiction; History
Description: The thieves of Ostia: Flavia Gemina is brilliant at finding things, so it's natural for her to solve mysteries. The daughter of a ship's captain living in Ostia, the port of Rome in AD79, she acquires a gang of three friends who help her. The group of children from very different backgrounds work together to discover who beheaded a pet dog - and why.

The secrets of Vesuvius: Ten-year-old Flavia and her friends encounter the Roman admiral Pliny before making a journey to her uncle's farm near Mt. Vesuvius, where they try to solve a riddle, reunite a family, and get out of the path of a natural disaster.

The pirates of Pompeii: AD 79. Following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii, thousands of people huddle in refugee camps along the Bay of Naples. Among them are Flavia Gemina and her friends who discover that children are being taken from the camps. Soon they encounter the pirates of Pompeii.
Table of contents: title: The thieves of Ostia. Originally published: 2001; title: The secrets of Vesuvius. Originally published. 2001; title: The pirates of Pompeii. Originally published. 2002.