It is AD 79 and Mount Vesuvius has erupted, destroying Pompeii. Among the thousands of people huddled in refugee camps along the bay of Naples are Flavia Gemina and her friends, Jonathan the Jewish boy, Nubia the African slave-girl, and Lupus the mute beggar boy. When the friends discover that children are being kidnapped from the camps, they start to investigate and soon solve the mystery of the pirates of Pompeii.

A terrifically exciting and dramatic story packed with superb historical detail.

This is book 3 in The Roman Mysteries .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Hachette Children's Group .

Caroline Lawrence is American. She lives with her husband in London.