Lawrence, Caroline.

The secrets of Vesuvius / Caroline Lawrence. - 213 pages : maps, plans ; 20 cm. - The Roman mysteries, bk. 2. .

Originally published in 2001.
Reissued in 2012 by Orion Children's Books.

Ten-year-old Flavia and her friends encounter the Roman admiral Pliny before making a journey to her uncle's farm near Mt. Vesuvius, where they try to solve a riddle, reunite a family, and get out of the path of a natural disaster. With her new friends and fellow detectives, Flavia solves a second mystery against the background of the eruption of Vesuvius.

Grade School


Text in English

9781842550212 (pbk)


Pliny, -- the Elder -- Juvenile fiction.


Children -- Italy -- Pompeii (Extinct city) -- Juvenile fiction.


Pompeii (Extinct city) -- Juvenile fiction.
Vesuvius (Italy) -- Eruption, 79 -- Juvenile fiction.

808.899282 L435 2012