Packed with hilarious historical detail, the third in this series follows the fortunes of Threptus, the former beggar boy, as he struggles to avert the disaster threatened by the thunder omen!

The Roman Mysteries is a hugely popular series and it's good to see this series for slightly younger readers. It's fun and well-written and has a real appeal. The authentic Roman background makes this an excellent series for classroom use to support and enhance the study of Ancient Rome. Parents in Touch Blog 20130131 An exciting mystery and a history lesson, served up with humour. It's all very educational and very romantic. I've said it before, but those chickens are marvellous. And so are these little books, with so much goodness in them. Bookwitch Blog 20130131

Caroline Lawrence is American. She came to England to study Classics at Cambridge. She is the winner of the 2009 Classics Association Prize for 'a significant contribution to the public understanding of Classics'. In addition to the million-selling THE ROMAN MYSTERIES sequence, Caroline Lawrence is writing THE ROMAN MYSTERY SCROLLS and also mining the rich vein of American history with THE WESTERN MYSTERIES. She lives in London by the river with her husband, Richard. http://www.carolinelawrence.com http://www.romanmysteries.com http://www.pkpinkerton.com https://twitter.com/CarolineLawrenc https://twitter.com/PK_Pinkerton http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Roman-Mysteries/10404675950 http://www.facebook.com/pages/PK-Pinkerton/165809073438756 http://flavias.blogspot.co.uk http://tomboycowgirl.blogspot.co.uk