Caroline Lawrence

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  • Bibliography:
    45 Books (2 Series)
  • First Book:
    April 2002
  • Latest Book:
    November 2024
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Full Series List in Order

P.K. (Pinky) Pinkerton

1 - P.K. Pinkerton and the Deadly Desperados (Feb-2012)
2 - P.K. Pinkerton and the Petrified Man (Apr-2013)

A Roman Mystery

1 - The Thieves of Ostia (Apr-2002)
2 - The Secrets of Vesuvius (Jul-2002)
3 - The Pirates of Pompeii (Nov-2004)
4 - The Assassins of Rome (Apr-2003)
5 - The Dolphins of Laurentum (Aug-2003)
6 - The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina (Oct-2003)
7 - The Enemies of Jupiter (Nov-2008)
8 - The Gladiators from Capua (Jan-2005)
9 - The Colossus of Rhodes (Aug-2005)
10 - The Fugitive from Corinth (Oct-2006)
11 - The Sirens of Surrentum (Sep-2006)
12 - The Charioteer of Delphi (Apr-2007)
13 - The Slave-Girl from Jerusalem (Aug-2007)
14 - The Beggar of Volubilis (Nov-2009)
15 - Scribes from Alexandria (Jun-2008)
16 - The Prophet from Ephesus (Mar-2010)
17 - Man from Pomegranate Street (Mar-2010)
18 - The Legionary from Londinium and Other Mini-Mysteries (Jul-2010)
The First Roman Mysteries Quiz Book (Mar-2007)
Trimalchio's Feast and Other Mini-mysteries (Jun-2007)
From Ostia to Alexandria with Flavia Gemina (May-2008)

Book List in Order: 45 titles

  • The Thieves of Ostia

    A Roman Mystery - 1

    The first in Caroline Lawrence's internationally bestselling Roman Mysteries series, re-issued with a fantastic new cover look.

    Flavia Gemina is a natural at solving mysteries. The daughter of a ship's captain living in Ostia, the port of R...

  • The Secrets of Vesuvius

    A Roman Mystery - 2

    It's the summer of AD 79 and Flavia Gemina and her friends, Jonathan, Nubia and Lupus, set sail for the Bay of Naples where they are going to stay with Flavia's uncle near Pompeii. Once they arrive, they are soon absorbed in a quest to solve a rid...

  • The Assassins of Rome

    A Roman Mystery - 4

    Jonathan goes on a secret quest to Rome, and Flavia, Nubia and Lupus set out to find him. Their dangerous mission takes them to the Golden House of Nero where a deadly assassin is rumoured to be at work - and they learn what happened to Jonathan's fa...

  • The Dolphins of Laurentum

    A Roman Mystery - 5

    It's October AD 79. The arrival of a ragged man at the Geminus household sets in motion a series of events which take Flavia and her three friends to an opulent villa by the sea at Laurentum, a few miles south of Ostia. Just off the coast is a sunken...

  • The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina

    A Roman Mystery - 6

    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 m...

  • The Pirates of Pompeii

    A Roman Mystery - 3

    It is AD 79 and Mount Vesuvius has erupted, destroying Pompeii. Among the thousands of people huddled in refugee camps along the bay of Naples are Flavia Gemina and her friends, Jonathan the Jewish boy, Nubia the African slave-girl, and Lupus the ...

  • The Gladiators from Capua

    A Roman Mystery - 8

    March AD 80. In Rome, the Emperor Titus has announced that there will be a hundred days of games to open his new amphitheatre (now known as the Colosseum). Flavia, Nubia and Lupus take this opportunity to go to Rome and search for their missing frien...

  • The Colossus of Rhodes

    A Roman Mystery - 9

    Anxious to solve the mystery of whether his mother is still alive, and keen to follow his uncle's dying wish, Lupus and his friends sail to the island of Rhodes, site of one of the seven wonders of the ancient world - and base of a criminal mastermin...

  • The Sirens of Surrentum

    A Roman Mystery - 11

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

    It's summer in the Bay of Naples - time for fun and relaxation. Everyone is thinking about love at the beautiful Villa Limona, but danger lurks beneath the luxury. A f...



  • The Fugitive from Corinth

    A Roman Mystery - 10

    When Flavia's tutor, Aristo, escapes after committing a violent crime, she and her friends Jonathan, Nubia and Lupus track him across Greece. Why did Aristo do it? And where is he going? As she did with Ancient Rome, Caroline Lawrence brings Greece t...

  • The First Roman Mysteries Quiz Book

    A Roman Mystery

    This quiz book features questions about the characters, places, and events occurring in books 1â€"6 of the Roman Mysteries. In addition, there will be questions based on the popular maps in the books, quizzes about ancient Roman food, fashion, custom...

  • The Charioteer of Delphi

    A Roman Mystery - 12

    September AD 80. Flavia and her friends go to Rome to celebrate the Festival of Jupiter at Senator Cornix's town house. When a famous racehorse goes missing, Nubia sets out to recover it. The four friends find themselves caught up in a plot against o...

  • Trimalchio's Feast and Other Mini-mysteries

    A Roman Mystery

    Between writing her bestselling novels, Caroline Lawrence has penned several short stories, covering incidents alluded to in the novels, but not dramatised at length. This book brings together mini-mysteries to provide even more coverage of events in...

  • The Second Roman Mysteries Quiz Book

    As well as being gripping adventures, Caroline Lawrence's bestselling novels are packed with facts about ancient Roman life. This quiz book includes more than 500 questions based on The Enemies of Jupiter, The Gladiators from Capua, The Colossus of...

  • The Slave-Girl from Jerusalem

    A Roman Mystery - 13

    This exciting adventure gives fascinating insight into the workings of the Roman legal system in a page-turning court room drama. As always, Caroline Lawrence springs new surprises for all the characters and provides motives, means and opportunity fo...

  • The Roman Mysteries Treasury

    Join Flavia, Jonathan, Nubia, and Lupus as they explore fascinating facets of life in ancient Rome. Evocative text and vivid full-color illustrations bring to life the themes, settings, and personalities in the bestselling series. Topics covered incl...

  • From Ostia to Alexandria with Flavia Gemina

    A Roman Mystery

    From Morocco to Libya, from Ostia to Surrentum - Caroline Lawrence has travelled widely to give the Roman Mysteries unrivalled authenticity among historical novels. Her research trips have yielded a dazzling array of insights that allow Caroline to v...

  • Scribes from Alexandria

    A Roman Mystery - 15

    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 sphinx...

  • The Enemies of Jupiter

    A Roman Mystery - 7

    Jonathan and his friends are called to Rome by the emperor in the winter of 80 A.D. to find the new Prometheus believed to have brought an epidemic to the city, but Jonathan, obsessed with reuniting his parents, makes some unwise--and life-threatenin...



  • The Beggar of Volubilis

    A Roman Mystery - 14

    Flavia and her friends are on a quest for the Emperor Titus - to steal a valuable gemstone known as 'Nero's Eye'. The Delphic Oracle prophesied that whoever owns the gem will rule Rome - so Titus is determined to claim it for himself. Their travels t...

  • The Legionary from Londinium and other Mini Mysteries

    Mystery and adventure in Ancient Roman times for Flavia Gemina and her friends . . . Sacred chickens, a jellyfish and a Roman mystery set in Britannia - this collection of mini-mysteries is the perfect recipe for a gripping read!Includes an exclusive...

  • Man from Pomegranate Street

    A Roman Mystery - 17

    September AD 81. Flavia and her friends learn of the mysterious and sudden death of the Emperor Titus. Was his death natural? Or was it murder? As the four detectives investigate this mystery, they little dream how much their lives - as well as the f...

  • The Prophet from Ephesus

    A Roman Mystery - 16

    It's August, AD 81. Presumed dead by their families but wanted by unknown authorities, Flavia and her friends feel very far from home.When news of more kidnappings reach them, and they discover that one of Miriam's twins is among the missing, the fou...

  • The Legionary from Londinium and Other Mini-Mysteries

    A Roman Mystery - 18

    Mystery and adventure in Ancient Roman times for Flavia Gemina and her friends . . .

    Sacred chickens, a jellyfish and a Roman mystery set in Britannia - this collection of mini-mysteries is the perfect recipe for a gripping read!

    Incl...

  • P.K. Pinkerton and the Deadly Desperados

    P.K. (Pinky) Pinkerton - 1

    Introducing P.K. Pinkerton, Master of Disguise When twelve-year-old P.K. (Pinky) Pinkerton's foster parents are murdered by Whittlin' Walt and his gang of ruthless desperados, Pinky goes on the run. He's forced into hiding with Ma's priceless last...

  • Sewer Demon

    At the end of book 17 of the Roman Mysteries, Caroline Lawrence introduced us to Threptus - a young beggar boy who is inspired to learn to read, write and lead an honest life by Lupus's example. Threptus needs to earn money to be schooled and as he s...

  • The Case of the Deadly Desperados

    From the author of the bestselling Roman Mysteries, a new series set in the Wild West, packed with danger and deadly desperados at every turn!Virginia City in 1862 is a mining camp sitting above a rich vein of silver in America's Wild West. It's a da...

  • The Poisoned Honey Cake

    Floridius, freelance soothsayer, is afraid that he has lost his talent for seeing the future. Threptus wants to find some titbits of information that his mentor can use to convince people he still has the gift, but will a poisoned honey cake lead to ...

  • The Thunder Omen

    Threptus the former beggar boy has teamed up with Floridius, a soothsayer and seller of sacred chickens. Together they earn a living helping people solve problems and mysteries. In this third book of the series, it is the time of Saturnalia - when al...



  • The Case of the Pistol-packing Widows

  • P.K. Pinkerton and the Petrified Man

    P.K. (Pinky) Pinkerton - 2

    Author Caroline Lawrence returns to the Wild West with another action-packed mystery starring Master-of-Disguise, P.K. Pinkerton. After vanquishing three notorious Desperados, twelve-year-old P.K. Pinkerton opens a private-eye business in Virginia...

  • The Two-faced God

    Floridius the Soothsayer has been asked to read the omens for a wealthy man whose villa appears to be haunted. The pay is good but it means studying a sheep's liver and poor Floridius faints at the sight of blood! Can Threptus solve the mystery and s...

  • P.K. Pinkerton and the Pistol-Packing Widows

    P.K. Pinkerton's detective agency is thriving in Virginia City--until the evening P.K. is abruptly stuffed into a turnip sack and tossed into the back of a wagon Surfacing in Chinatown, P.K. is forced into taking a job trailing the abductor's fiance ...

  • Queen of the Silver Arrow

    A thrilling tale of danger, friendship and loyalty from Roman Mysteries bestseller Caroline Lawrence, set against the backdrop of the ancient world. Gorgeous and evocative, this captivating new teen novel imagines the life of a heroine of early Rome....

  • Escape from Rome

    The first in a brand new historical adventure series from million-copy-selling Caroline Lawrence, set in Roman Britain during the reign of the evil Emperor Domitian.The year is AD 94. When the evil Emperor Domitian sends soldiers to seize his family'...

  • The Archers of Isca

    The second thrilling adventure in a new historical series from million-copy-selling Caroline Lawrence, set in Roman Britain during the reign of the evil Emperor Domitian.Britannia AD 94. On the run from the Emperor Domitian, fifteen-year-old Fronto h...

  • Death in the Arena

    Third in a new historical adventure series from million copy selling Caroline Lawrence, set in Roman Britain during the reign of the evil Emperor Domitian.Eleven-year-old Ursula is happily learning to be a Druid in the woods of Britannia. But then sh...

  • Return to Rome

    The fourth and final book in the new historical adventure series from million copy selling Caroline Lawrence, set in Roman Britain during the reign of the evil Emperor Domitian.AD 96. Bouda, an orphaned British girl with a troubled past, has been hel...

  • The Time Travel Diaries



  • Adventure in Athens

    Alex and his friend Dinu vowed never to time-travel again . . . But now it's summer and Alex and Dinu have been offered a luxury summer holiday in Athens. After a rooftop banquet the evening they arrive, everyone gets food poisoning an...

  • The Case of the Bogus Detective

  • The Case of the Good-Looking Corpse

  • The P.K. Pinkerton Mysteries

  • Amarantus and his Neighbourhood

    The imaginative talents of Caroline Lawrence (author of the Roman Mysteries series) and Laura Jenkinson Brown (illustrator of Greek Myth comics) combined with the expertise of Dr Sophie Hay, Prof. Andrew Wallace-Hadrill and Dr Olivia Elder, with just...

  • Pantheon

    A beautifully illustrated handbook, profiling more than 50 characters from Greek Mythology “I love Caroline Lawrence and so should you.” - Natalie Haynes “Huge fun!” - Tom Holland Get to know the ancient Greek gods and go...

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Caroline Lawrence has published 45 books.

Caroline Lawrence does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Pantheon, was published in November 2024.

The first book by Caroline Lawrence, The Thieves of Ostia, was published in April 2002.

Yes. Caroline Lawrence has 2 series.
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