'Lawrence's books are well supported with information about the period and locale in which they are set...A gripping mystery adventure story' BOOKS FOR KEEPS

A desperate quest begins in the port of Alexandria: site of the great lighthouse, the famous Library, and the tomb of Alexander the Great. Codes, riddles, anagrams and hieroglyphics lead the young detectives down the river Nile to pyramids and sphinxes, temples and tombs, crocodiles and hippos. But what lies at the end of the journey? Treasure? Or death?
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Crocodiles, codes, shipwrecks, and a missing detective - it's non-stop action and adventure in the fifteenth title in this bestselling series.
Mystery and adventure for four young detectives in Ancient Roman times . . . When the friends are shipwrecked, Nubia is lost and Flavia, Jonathan and Lupus set out on a desperate quest to find her. A trail of codes and riddles leads them from the port of Alexandria to the Great Pyramid, and then on a dangerous journey down the river Nile.Amid temples and tombs, hippos and crocodiles, will the detectives ever find their friend?(((price and barcode details)))ISBN: 978 1 84255 605 4£6.99www.romanmysteries.comwww.orionbooks.co.uk
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Crocodiles, codes, shipwrecks, and a missing detective - it's non-stop action and adventure in the fifteenth title in this bestselling series.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781842556054
Publisert
2008-11-03
Utgiver
Vendor
Orion Children's Books
Vekt
239 gr
Høyde
200 mm
Bredde
163 mm
Dybde
18 mm
Aldersnivå
J, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
272

Forfatter

Biographical note

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.