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. Reprint.

Roman Mysteries : Secrets of Vesuvius (Roman Mysteries)

Children's Books

Lawrence, Caroline

Literature & Fiction

Puffin

Set in 79 A.D., Flavia Gemina, a young girl from a wealthy family, finds herself involved in a strange mystery with a slave and an orphan after the neighborhood dogs start dying and a home in her community is robbed. Reprint.

Roman Mysteries #1: Thieves of Ostia

When their friend Jonathan goes missing after a visit from a stranger, Flavia Gemina, Nubia, and Lupus follow the rumors and clues that lead them to Rome and the Golden House of Emperor Nero, in a historical mystery about the destruction of Jerusalem set in A.D. 79. Reprint.

The Assassins of Rome (The Roman Mysteries IV)

At a refugee camp following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius which buried Pompeii, Flavia and her friends discover that children are disappearing and a very powerful citizen might be involved. Reprint.

Roman Mysteries 3: Pirates of Pompeii

When Flavia Gemina discovers that her family is in danger of losing everything they own, she turns to her friends Lupus, Nubia, and Jonathan for help, and their discovery of a treasure-filled ship wrecked off the coast appears to be a miracle until they realize others are seeking the riches as well. Reprint.

The Dolphins of Laurentum: Roman Mysteries

It is December AD 79.  In the Roman port of Ostia braziers are lit, hot spiced wine is brewed and soft fur covers are brought out from cedarwood storage chests.  It's the season of Saturnalia, a pagan festival where anything can happen.  When a Roman widow begins to show a keen interest in Captain Geminus, his daughter Flavia and her friends have to find out if she really loves him or is just after his money.  To do that, Flavia has to undertake the twelve labours of Hercules.  And there is a lion on the loose!

The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina (Roman Mysteries)

Jonathan's father, Doctor Mordecai, is summoned to Rome to help the plague victims. The four young detectives are wanted too, as the Emperor Titus believes that they can find the mysterious enemy who seeks Rome's destruction.Can the friends prevent disaster? And what is Jonathan's secret mission?

The Enemies of Jupiter (Roman Mysteries)

"Clever, and very funny."--The New York Times The year is 1862, and twelve-year-old P.K. “Pinky” Pinkerton is on the run from Whittlin’ Walt and his gang of ruthless desperados. P.K. is determined to hold on to Ma’s last priceless possession: the deed to a large amount of land and silver mines in the Nevada Mountains. Problem is, that’s exactly what Whittlin’ Walt is after, and he’ll do just about anything to get his hands on it. P.K. will have to be both clever and cunning to evade the band of outlaws. But time is running out, and no one can run forever. After all, this is the Wild West, and there’s hardly a safe place to hide.

P.K. Pinkerton and the Case of the Deadly Desperados

Puffin Books

The second book in a rip-roaring adventure series set in the wild west! After escaping the ruthless desperados, P.K. finally feels safe in Virginia City and is ready to set up a new private eye business. But all the mysteries in town seem to be pranks—until the day P.K. meets a young maid named Martha. Martha’s employer has been found dead . . . and now the killer is after her. The mystery takes a grave turn when Martha disappears, so P.K. consults Poker Face Jace, an expert at people reading. With his help, P.K. inspects saloons and billiard rooms, and even tries sneaking into the coroner’s office. But time is quickly running out for P.K., and Martha’s life has never been in more danger.

P.K. Pinkerton and the Petrified Man

"If, as P.K.’s foster mother puts it, ‘a Detective is someone who uncovers the Truth &amp; brings Justice’ then Lawrence…is being the kind of detective all good authors can be."--New York Times Book Review on P.K. Pinkerton and the Deadly Desperados P.K. Pinkerton’s detective agency is thriving in Virginia City—until the evening P.K. is abruptly stuffed into a turnip sack and tossed into the back of a wagon! Surfacing in Chinatown, P.K. is forced into taking a job trailing the abductor’s fiancé in Carson City. Danger lurks at every turn. P.K. must battle quicksand, escape the despicable former Deputy Marshall, Jack Williams, and save Poker Face Jace from certain death at the hands of the fatal “Black Widow,” who is courting P.K.’s friend and mentor. Master-of-disguise P.K. Pinkerton has almost perfected the art of staying hidden in plain sight, but when the stakes become life or death, the only thing that can save the young detective is to give away the biggest secret of all.

P.K. Pinkerton and the Pistol-Packing Widows

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