The Thieves of Ostia, Caroline Lawrence
The Thieves of Ostia, Caroline Lawrence
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The Thieves of Ostia
The Roman Mysteries Book 3

Author: Caroline Lawrence

Narrator: Kim Hicks

Unabridged: 3 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/23/2004

Synopsis

The place is Ostia, the port of Rome. Flavia Gemina, a Roman sea captain's daughter, is about to embark on a thrilling adventure. Set in a graveyard, marketplace, and courtyards of a Roman city, this fast-paced mystery paints a vivid picture of the life in ancient times.

When the dogs on Flavia's street start dying, she is determined to find out who is killing them--and why. Her investigation leads her to three extraordinary people: Jonathan, her new neighbor; Nubia, an African slave girl; and Lupus, a mute beggar boy. They become firm friends as they search for the killer, narrowly escape being kidnapped by a slave dealer, and uncover a series of burglaries.

About The Author

CAROLINE LAWRENCE grew up in California. She moved to England when she won a scholarship to Cambridge University to study Classical Archaeology, which she followed with a degree in Hebrew and Jewish studies at the University of London. She lives by the Thames river in London with her husband, a graphic designer. THE THIEVES OF OSTIA is her first book.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Pooja on July 30, 2022

When someone begins killing the dogs on Flavia's street, she and her new friends must discover the killer and stop them before things get any worse. This was a fun and informative read set in the time of ancient Rome, with an interesting mix of characters and with a surprisingly engaging mystery as w......more

Goodreads review by Emma on May 29, 2020

When I was teaching The Romans as a topic to my class of 9 year olds, I let them watch The Roman mysteries and they absolutely loved them. It was a great Childrens BBC production, apparently the most expensive in the history of children’s tv. So I was interested to finally read the actual books. One......more

Goodreads review by Shandy on February 04, 2016

Middle-grade Roman historical fiction? Sign me up! The sooner I can get Clare reading about my very favorite historical time period, the better. This will do very well while we wait for her to be old enough for I, Claudius or Kate Quinn. The first volume in a lengthy series does several things very......more

Goodreads review by Katy on February 05, 2016

I missed these in my own childhood, but would have loved this sort of series. It's a wonderful first book to a series set in Ancient Rome, always a favourite period for primary students, and involving children solving mysteries and murders. With Sherlock so popular at the moment, the detective genre......more

Goodreads review by Catriona on September 11, 2018

This was a huge childhood favourite series of mine and I loved rereading these characters!......more

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