The first in Caroline Lawrences internationally bestselling Roman Mysteries series, reissued with a fantastic new cover look. Flavia Gemina is a natural at solving mysteries. The daughter of a ships 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 peoples 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.

Binding: Paperback;208 pages; Publisher: Hachette UK Distribution; Classification: YFCF; Weight: 308 g; Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 16

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