Audiobook: `The Thieves of Ostia' by Caroline Lawrence, read by Kim Hicks.(The Dallas Morning News)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service | Date: November 11, 2004| Author: Bleiberg, Larry | Copyright information

Byline: Larry Bleiberg

``The Thieves of Ostia'' by Caroline Lawrence, read by Kim Hicks; Random House Listening Library (four cassettes, about four hours, $26, unabridged)

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A children's mystery doesn't have to be cute or contemporary. This tale, set in Rome's ancient port of Ostia, tells a sometimes-violent story, but is suitable for a mature fourth-grader. The adventures of a sea captain's daughter centers around the unexplained deaths of dogs...

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