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The Roman Mysteries: The Enemies of Jupiter

Book 7

Caroline Lawrence, Author

Series: The Roman Mysteries

Imprint: Orion Children's Books

Publication date: November 6, 2003

Category: Historical fiction

ISBN: 9781842551646

Jonathan’s father, Doctor Mordecai, is summoned to Rome to help the plague victims. The four young detectives are wanted too, as the Emperor Titus believes that they can find the mysterious enemy who seeks Rome’s destruction.

Can the friends prevent disaster? And what is Jonathan’s secret mission?

Reviews

Immensely readable

TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT

The story is so well paced and involving that you don't realise just how much information you are absorbing

SCHOOL LIBRARIAN

Caroline Lawrence

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.