11-10-2008, 21:09
I've just finished The Thieves of Ostia by Caroline Lawrence.
It's a crime mystery set in Ostia - ancient Rome's port - in AD79. Whilst obviously aimed at children and young adults, it compares very well with the books about Gordanius the Finder and Marcus Didius Falco, two other Roman sleuths.
It's a crime mystery set in Ostia - ancient Rome's port - in AD79. Whilst obviously aimed at children and young adults, it compares very well with the books about Gordanius the Finder and Marcus Didius Falco, two other Roman sleuths.

