# The Roman Mysteries: The Thieves of Ostia

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- Authors: [Caroline Lawrence](https://www.bookquiver.com/caroline-lawrence), [Michael Praed](https://www.bookquiver.com/michael-praed)
- Publisher: orion_children_s_books
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-4400-351-2
- Published: 2010-12-09
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

The first in Caroline Lawrence's internationally bestselling Roman Mysteries series, re-issued with a fantastic new cover look. Flavia Gemina is a natural at solving mysteries. The daughter of a ship's captain living in Ostia, the port of Rome, in AD79, she and her three friends, Jonathan, a Jewish boy (and secretly a Christian); Nubia, an African slave girl; and Lupus, a mute beggar boy, must work together to discover who is beheading the watchdogs that guard people's homes, and why. A talented storyteller, Caroline Lawrence has created a delightfully readable and accessible series that children will want to read time and time again.