Ancient Mystery Fiction

History awaits an unsuspecting young man, fleeing the imperial capital and Nero's wrath. Arriving in Pompeii, Marcellus witnesses the funeral of a local man; the course of his life will be altered by this stranger's death. Unable to stop the murder of a mysterious woman named Helen, Marcellus becomes the caretaker of the dead woman's newborn baby. Hiding in plain sight at a brothel, Marcellus is left to decipher Helen's secrets. With the help of his overbearing servant and a seductive oracle, Marcellus must deduce who in Pompeii has blood on their hands.

During the height of the 2003 Iraqi war, Captain John Russo, a Marine helicopter pilot, risks his life to save the crew of a downed helicopter. He is severely wounded and receives the Silver Star and the Purple Heart award. Subsequently, his injury causes him to be discharged from the United States Marine Corps. Upon returning home to New York City, his mother, who had been ill, dies. His heartbroken father, Luca, decides to return to the land of his birth: Sicily.

Join Holmes and Watson as four exciting mysteries from the acclaimed series unravel. Deductive reasoning leads to murder and suspense in the thrilling escapades of history's greatest detective.

Who protects you and the world from supernatural destruction? This novella will give you the answer in the most exhilarating and unexpected way. A battle-hardened centurion is sent on a special mission to the wilds of Roman Britain to investigate the strange and ghastly murders of his brothers-in-arms. With the help of a warrior Queen, Magnus will encounter deathly forces, battle rival clans, and transform, not only himself but an entire nation. The Order of St. Michael forms in tenuous times, under dour circumstances, and stands as the world's foremost defense against darkness.

The fever that started in Ostia is sweeping through Rome, and Jonathan, Flavia, Nubia, and Lupus are called by the Emperor to investigate. The friends' investigations take them from the Imperial Palace to Tiber Island, but Jonathan is distracted by a secret mission of his own. Suddenly, he finds that everything is terrifyingly out of control.

This exciting adventure recreates the siege of Masada, and reveals important developments in Jonathan's struggle with his guilt over past events. Also, there's terrific insight into the workings of the Roman legal system in a court room drama.

A desperate quest begins in the Romano-Egyptian port of Alexandria - site of the great lighthouse, the library, and the tomb of Alexander the Great. Codes, riddles, anagrams, and hieroglyphics lead the search parties down the Nile to pyramids and sphinxes, temples and tombs, crocodiles and hippos. But what lies at the end of the journey? Treasure? Or death?

Alexander's epic quest continues. In a seemingly impossible venture, Alexander and his men storm Persian fortresses and harbours, crippling King Darius' domination of land and sea. Even the legendary Halicarnassus is defeated by the Macedinoan armies. Ruthlessly, Alexander's war machine moves ever onward taking him up into the snow-covered Anatolian highlands, and ever closer to his destiny.

Summer’s over for Trixie Grimble and her friends and that can only mean one thing. Mayhem! When the Ankhstone is stolen, everyone is a suspect and it’s up to Trixie, Gloria, and Colin to find out who the true culprit is before the terrible mind-control powers of the ancient curse are unleashed on Monstacademy.

Meketatón y la maldición de la momia Hetepet. La protagonista de nuestra historia , se llama Meketatón y es la hija del faraón. Tiene sólo 10 años y es la segunda de 6 hermanas. A Meketatón le encantan los misterios y un día su criada Nut le cuenta como unos pastores han descubierto a la entrada de la cueva un papiro con el grabado de una hiena y un buitre y parece ser que el papiro ha salido de la tumba de Hetepet un noble egipcio al que el abuelo de Meketatón ordenó ejecutar.

These poems describe mysteries about different ancient artifacts from various types of cultures.

Stylish gentlemen and ladies await their carriages in the Victorian London night. But lurking in the shadows is one of the creatures of the night, one who brings chilling fear to those he encounters, a man who cannot die yet must prey upon the blood of others to prolong his doomed existence...the vampire Dracula.

一场车祸惊显一张藏在兵马俑中的藏宝图，一个寻宝游戏，却带来一场死亡危机……一場車禍驚顯一張藏在兵馬俑中的藏寶圖，一個尋寶遊戲，卻帶來一場死亡危機……

When Julien Bonnet finds the remains of an ancient city under the Red Sea, he unleashes the might of the Guardians of Egypt. They carry the burden of destroying ancient sites - and anyone who discovers them - to keep their secret safe. Only this time, they messed with the wrong guy. Killing him will not be as simple as it seems.

Ein kurzes Hörbuch für Kinder. Die Tres Lupi sind drei Freunde im alten Rom. Sie ermitteln mit ihren außergewöhnlichen Fähigkeiten lösen verschiedene Rätsel.

Ein kurzes Hörbuch für Kinder. Die Tres Lupi sind drei Freunde im alten Rom. Sie ermitteln mit ihren außergewöhnlichen Fähigkeiten lösen verschiedene Rätsel.

Ostia, 284 d.C. Muzio Cremuzio è chiamato a risolvere l'omicidio di una giovane asinella trovata morta da Augurino nel cortile di una taverna. Mentre si avvicina per esaminare il corpo, Muzio sente una guardia gridare che c'è un altro corpo nel cortile, ma all'improvviso il cadavere si muove e si rivela essere un uomo cieco a cui gli dèi hanno donato il potere di evocare i defunti. Muzio lo incoraggia quindi a parlare con la giovane ragazza appena morta per farsi dire chi è l'assassino, ma Zeusippo, questo è il nome del negromante, confessa che può comunicare solo con spiriti.