Caroline Lawrence

in the early 1860s.

Biography

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Lawrence was born in London, England. Her American parents returned to the United States shortly afterwards and she grew up in Bakersfield, California with her younger brother and sister. Her father taught English and drama in a local high school and her mother was an artist.

When she was twelve, Caroline's family moved to Stanford University in northern California so that her father could study Linguistics. She afterwards studied Classics at Berkeley, where she won a Marshall Scholarship to Cambridge.^[1] There, at Newnham College, she studied Classical Art and Archaeology.

After

Lawrence has also worked on the University of Reading's educational website Romans Revealed, creating stories about Roman Britain closely based on archaeological finds.^[3]

In 2013 she was chosen to be President of JACT (The Joint Association of Classical Teachers) following in the footsteps of Boris Johnson, Bettany Hughes and Paul Cartledge.

Bibliography

The Roman Mysteries series

1. The Thieves of Ostia
   (2001)
2. The Secrets of Vesuvius
   (2001)
3. The Pirates of Pompeii
   (2002)
4. The Assassins of Rome
   (2002)
5. The Dolphins of Laurentum
   (2003)
6. The Twelve Tasks of Flavia Gemina
   (2003)
7. The Enemies of Jupiter
   (2003)
8. The Gladiators from Capua
   (2004)
9. The Colossus of Rhodes
   (2005)
10. The Fugitive from Corinth
    (2005)
11. The Sirens of Surrentum
    (2006)
12. The Charioteer of Delphi
    (2006)
13. The Slave-girl from Jerusalem
    (2007)
14. The Beggar of Volubilis
    (2007)
15. The Scribes from Alexandria
    (2008)
16. The Prophet from Ephesus
    (2009)
17. The Man from Pomegranate Street
    (2009)

Roman Mystery Scrolls

1. The Sewer Demon (2012)
2. The Poisoned Honey Cake (2012)
3. The Thunder Omen (2013)
4. The Two-Faced God (2013)

Roman Quests

1. Escape from Rome (2016)
2. The Archers of Isca (2016)
3. Death in the Arena (2017)
4. Return to Rome (2018)

The Time Travel Diaries

1. Adventure in Athens (2020) ^[4]

Short stories

• The Code of Romulus (World Book day promotion) (2007)
• Trimalchio's Feast and other mini-mysteries
  (2007)
• The Legionary from Londinium and other mini-mysteries (2010)

Associated non-fiction books include:

• The First Roman Mysteries Quiz Book (2007)
• The Roman Mysteries Treasury (2007)
• From Ostia to Alexandria with Flavia Gemina (2009)

Western Mysteries/P.K. Pinkerton Mysteries

1. The Case of the Deadly Desperados (2011)
2. The Case of the Good-Looking Corpse (2012) US title " P.K. Pinkerton and the Petrified Man "
3. The Case of the Pistol-Packing Widows (2013)
4. The Case of the Bogus Detective (2015)

References

External links

• The Roman Mysteries homepage
• Interview with Caroline Lawrence on the Coffee & Circuses podcast