Entry 3: The Roman Mysteries- The pirates of Pompeii By Caroline Lawrence
The four friends are at the refugee camp, where all the people that survived the eruption of mount Vesuvius go. After days, the friends hear that some children have gone missing!Later they meet Felix or Patron. He invites them to stay at his villa . Two days later, the friends meet Felix' daughter Pulchra. Flavia, Nubia, Lupus and Jonathan want desperately to solve the mystery!! After a few days, Nubia is gone and Jonathan tells Flavia that it was because she mistreated her! When Lupus, Jonathan, Leda (Pulchra's slave-girl) and Pulchra get captured by the pirates, Nubia and Lupus are their only hope! In fact, Lupus went to see the Patron, but without result. Flavia, Jonathan and the other two girls find all the missing children there. They even discover that one of the kidnappers is Felix' brother!! Finally Nubia rescues them by pretending to be with the pirates. Later they all dine together. The next day, the four friends happily return to Ostia...