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Mystery of the Roman Ransom by Henry Winterfeld

Mystery of the Roman Ransom

Henry Winterfeld

HarperCollins · Paperback · November 1, 2002

In these two delightful history-mysteries, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . thanks to some help from their cranky teacher, a little bit of logic, and a lot of amusing misadventure.

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Who it’s for
Ancient Rome meets unruly schoolboy logic in mysteries with a cranky teacher and comic misadventures.
Themes
Ancient Roman history, Solving strange crimes, Threatened assassination
Genres
Mysteries & Detective Stories, Ancient Civilizations, Action & Adventure

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In these two delightful history-mysteries, seven boys in Ancient Rome solve strange crimes . . . thanks to some help from their cranky teacher, a little bit of logic, and a lot of amusing misadventure.

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It seems the boys can get nothing right: Their teacher's fiftieth birthday is long past (they should have done their math homework); the servant they bought as a present for his birthday isn't just your run-of-the-mill Gaul slave but a courier running for his life; and, to top it all off, the message he's carrying requests the assassination of a Roman senator—the father of one of the boys.

Roman Riddles

Ancient Rome meets unruly schoolboy logic in mysteries with a cranky teacher and comic misadventures.

Come here for

  • History-mysteries where seven boys try to make sense of strange crimes
  • A lively tangle of Roman life, logic, and comic misadventure

Expect

  • A cranky teacher alongside the boys’ crime-solving
  • Mystery with an amusingly wayward streak

Where it sits

Ancient Civilizations97%
Mysteries & Detective Stories58%
Action & Adventure43%

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Publisher categories

  • European Biographies
  • Boys & Men
  • The Classics
  • Girls & Young Women
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  • Ancient Civilizations
  • Historical Europe
  • Medieval Tales
  • Renaissance Stories
Authors
Henry Winterfeld
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
November 1, 2002
Format
Paperback
Theme
Ancient Roman history · Solving strange crimes · Threatened assassination
Reading lane
European Biographies