Detectives in Togas
by Henry Winterfeld
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Author: Henry WinterfeldIllustrator: Charlotte Kleinert
Translator: Clara Winston
Translator: Richard Winston
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-11-01
ISBN: 0152162801
Number of pages: 272
Reading Level: Young Adult
Publisher: Sandpiper
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- ISBN13: 9780152162801
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Book Review: I'd give this ten stars if I could!
Summary: 5 Stars
One still, quiet morning in Rome, six young boys, pupils of the well-known Xanthos School, try not to snicker as they watch Rufus, the seventh pupil, quietly hang up his wax writing tablet at the front of the room. On it are scratched the words, "Caius is a dumbbell." When Xantippus, the teacher, discovers the prank, he angrily banishes Rufus from the school.
The next morning, the boys are shocked to find those same words scribbled in red paint on the wall of the temple at Minerva, which is dedicated to the mighty ex-consul Tellus. And the words are written in Rufus' own hand! This mystery leads the boys on the most wild and dangerous adventure they could ever have imagined. Is Rufus really at fault, or did somebody forge his handwriting? Why is there a pile of sopping clothes underneath Rufus' bed? And why would somebody want to rob Xantippus' house, knock him out, gag him and stuff him in the wardrobe - and only take a few cheap textbooks and Xantippus' work on the acute angles of the obtuse triangle? It all doesn't make sense. What's more, the clues are leading straight towards Tellus, who is so rich and content that there certainly seems no need to deface a temple in the middle of the night. Then Rufus gets thrown and prison, and the others are determined to rescue him. But when they get trapped in the house of Lukos, the eerie soothsayer, it seems that all hope is gone for Caius and his friends...
This book is absolutely amazing. It's so creepy that it makes me tense up just reading it! All the loose ends are tied neatly in place at the end of the book. The suspense is gripping. I also recommend Henry Winterfeld's other book, "Trouble at Timpetill." I think it's a pity that he has already passed away so that he can't write any more books!
Summary of Detectives in Togas
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.Yes, Rufus wrote CAIUS IS A DUMBBELL on his tablet at school, but no, he did not break into the schoolroom, did not tie up his teacher, and certainly did not paint his slur about Caius on the Temple of Minerva (even if it is in Rufus's own handwriting). Rufus is doomed unless his six classmates can find out who is really responsible. Every hour seems to bring a new, confusing clue . . . until the boys finally stumble upon someone who is not what he appears to be.
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