The Dolphins of Laurentum: Roman Mysteries 5 (The Roman Mysteries) [Hardcover]

"The Dolphins of Laurentum will delight your children...An enjoyable and educational book" (Evening News (Norwich), 15 August 2003 )

"Lawrence's spirited characters, exciting plotlines and vivid evocation of life in Ancient Rome...are making this series hugely popular with children, parents and teachers alike." (Joanne Owen, Borders The Bookseller, 18 Apr 03 )

"Packed with adventure and effortlessly deployed detail culled from Pliny and Juvenal, they are enjoyable entertainment" (Amanda Craig Independent on Sunday, 22 Jun 03 )

"Roman Mysteries by Caroline Lawrence is a brilliant series packed with historical detail as seen through the eyes of four adventurous children. Lively characters, exciting plotlines and the vivid evocation of life in Ancient Rome makes this series hugely popular with children, parents and teachers." (Borders Summer Magazine, Summer 2003 )

"Ditch those old famous five books (yes, I loved them too) and read this far superior version instead." (Bournemouth Daily Echo, 27 September 2003 )

"The Dolphins of Laurentum will delight your children…An enjoyable and educational book"

"Ditch those old famous five books (yes, I loved them too) and read this far superior version instead."

"The Dolphins of Laurentum will delight your children...An enjoyable and educational book"

The fifth Roman Mystery is packed with exciting underwater action - and mixed fortunes for Lupus.

"Lawrence's spirited characters, exciting plotlines and vivid evocation of life in Ancient Rome...are making this series hugely popular with children, parents and teachers alike."

"Roman Mysteries by Caroline Lawrence is a brilliant series packed with historical detail as seen through the eyes of four adventurous children. Lively characters, exciting plotlines and the vivid evocation of life in Ancient Rome makes this series hugely popular with children, parents and teachers."

It's October AD 79. The arrival of a ragged man at the Geminus household sets in motion a series of events which take Flavia and her three friends to an opulent villa by the sea at Laurentum, a few miles south of Ostia. Just off the coast is a sunken wreck full of treasure which could be the answer to all their problems. But someone else is after the treasure, too. As the four children try to recover it, they solve the terrible mystery of Lupus's past.

The month is October, the year AD 79. Flavia Gemina the sea captain's daughter and her friends Jonathan, Lupus and Nubia are at home in Ostia when the arrival of a ragged man shocks them all. To her horror, Flavia learns that her family is in danger of losing everything they own. Events take Flavia and her friends to an opulent seaside villa a few miles south of Ostia. When they discover a sunken wreck just off the coast, it seems to be the answer to all their problems. But someone else is after the treasure, too. As they try to recover it, they solve the terrible mystery of Lupus's past. Caroline Lawrence is American. She grew up in California and came to England when she won a scholarship to Cambridge to study Classical Archaeology, which she followed with a degree in Hebrew and Jewish studies at the University of London. She lives by the river in London with her husband, a graphic designer. The Dolphins of Laurentum is the fifth of the Roman Mysteries, following The Thieves of Ostia, The Secrets of Vesuvius, The Pirates of Pompeii and The Assassins of Rome. The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina will follow shortly. To find out more aobut the Roman Mysteries, visit www.romanmysteries.com

Ancient Rome, four children and a mystery

Caroline Lawrence is American. She won a scholarship to Cambridge to read Classical Archaeology, then did a degree in Hebrew and Jewish Studies at University College, London.