The Secrets of Vesuvius
Caroline Lawrence. Roaring Brook Press, $15.95 (173pp) ISBN 978-0-7613-1583-4
Young detective Flavia Gemina and her sidekicks Jonathan, Nubia and Lupus return in The Secrets of Vesuvius, the second in The Roman Mysteries series after The Thieves of Ostia. Here the quartet travels across the Bay of Naples to spend time with Flavia's uncle near Pompeii. They investigate a potentially treasure-yielding riddle, but when Vesuvius erupts, the friends run for their lives. (Oct.)
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Reviewed on: 10/01/2002
Genre: Fiction
Library Binding - 173 pages - 978-0-7613-2603-8
Paperback - 224 pages - 978-1-84255-021-2
Paperback - 173 pages - 978-0-14-240118-7
Prebound-Glued - 173 pages - 978-0-7569-5947-0
