Mystery and adventure for four young detectives in Ancient Roman times . . .

Flavia is suspicious of the new woman in her father's life, Cartilia Poplica. She's certain that Cartilia has an ulterior motive, but to find out the truth Flavia must perform twelve tasks - like the Greek hero Hercules.

So begins a thrilling journey, but what will Flavia learn at the end of her quest?

This is book 6 in The Roman Mysteries .

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

There are 224 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.