Lawrence, Caroline

A collection of mini-mysteries in which Flavia Gemina and her friends investigate crimes in and around Ostia, the port of Rome, and Britannia.

Flavia and her friends embark on a quest across Mauretania to Volubilis to steal Nero's Eye, a gemstone that bestows the power of rule upon its owner, according to the prophecy of the Delphic Oracle, and they encounter various dangers along the way.

A detective goes missing when the ship carrying Flavia and her friends from North Africa to Ostia is wrecked, and the other detectives take on a quest that brings them to the port of Alexandria where they must decipher codes, travel down the Nile River, and enter tombs to solve the mystery.

Flavia and her friends return to Rome from Ephesus in the year 81, and when they learn about the mysterious death of Emperor Titus, they investigate, leading to many changes for Italia and for themselves.

Flavia and Nubia follow Jonathan to Rome and into the Golden House built by the emperor Nero, where a dangerous assassin lurks.

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

After escaping the ruthless desperados, master-of-disguise P.K. Pinkerton has now set up a Private Eye business in Virginia City and is ready when a young maid named Martha approaches him for help in escaping a killer.

In Rome in the year 79 A.D., a group of children from very different backgrounds work together to discover who beheaded a pet dog -- and why.

In Rome in the year 79 A.D., a group of children from very different backgrounds work together to discover who beheaded a pet dog -- and why.

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.