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The Roman Mysteries: The Colossus of Rhodes: Book 9
Caroline Lawrence, Hachette Children's Group
The Roman Mysteries, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, Interest age: from c 9 years, Fiction, Historical fiction (Children's / Teenage)
Rhodes is the location of one of the wonders of the world and this ninth Roman Mystery - and home to the most dangerous villain the detectives have encountered yet.
Spring AD 80. The sailing season has begun. Lupus decides to see if his mother is still alive and to follow his uncle's dying wish. The friends sail to the island of Rhodes, site of one of the seven wonders of the ancient world . . . and base of a criminal mastermind!
Praise for The Roman Mysteries: The Colossus of Rhodes: Book 9
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the usual appealing mix of mystery, history, humour, myth and adventure... keeps up the momentum of this excellent series. - Rowan Stanfield
Caroline Lawrence
Caroline Lawrence is American. She lives with her husband by the river in London and is active as a speaker in schools and at book festivals. She took part in the British Museum's POMPEII LIVE event, giving talks that were streamed to schools all over the UK, and she is the winner of the 2009 CLASSICS ASSOCIATION PRIZE for 'a significant contribution to the public understanding of Classics'. In addition to the 17 novels in the ROMAN MYSTERIES sequence, Caroline Lawrence has written five spin-off titles, all of which have contributed to total UK sales in excess of 1 million copies.
Visit Caroline's website at www.carolinelawrence.com and follow her on Twitter @CarolineLawrenc.
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