A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Detectives in togas by henry winterfeld librarything. Author henry winterfeld 19011990 was born in germany, wrote his first childrens book trouble at timpetill in 1933, and emigrated to the u. Start studying detectives in togas midbook quiz study guide. Listen to detective fiction audiobook by william wells.
Nov 01, 2002 the reason i gave 5 stars to this book was because it is in rome, which i like, and that it has a lot of humour. Detectives in togas book king county library system. After years of consulting doctors, she decided the visions were a glitch in her own mind until her mentor, the famous physicist dr. If youre looking for books that will turn a boy in your life into a voracious reader, youre in luck. Strange hallucinations have plagued phd student andie robertson throughout her life. The beetle audiobook richard marsh 1857 1915 a story about a mysterious oriental figure who pursues a british politician to london, where he wreaks havoc with his powers of hypnosis and shapeshifting, marshs novel is of a piece with other sensational turnofthecentury fictions such as stokers dracula, george du mauriers trilby, and sax rohmers fu manchu novels.
I didnt like the cover of the book and why would i want to read a story about schoolboys living in ancient rome. Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. Henry winterfeld summary 1 points closing thoughts i though this was a good mystery book and a funny book. Detectives in togas by henry winterfeld, 9780152162801, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. A quartet of novels by german author henry winterfeld comes to light once more. Winterfeld, henry, kleinert, charlotte, winston, clara, winston, richard. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Haven operative luther brinkman has been sent into the wilderness of the.
The main characters are tellus, lukos, xantippus, rufus, caius, antonius, mucius, julius, flavius, and. He originally wrote detectives in togas in german as caius ist ein dummkopf, and it was translated into english by clara and richard winston. Detectives in togas book by henry winterfeld 7 available. Detectives in togas by henry winterfeld, charlotte kleinert. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Still, picking up a book set in a time period you know nothing about can be very rewarding. Free unfinished flashcards about detectives in togas. It appears that the burglar took only some mathematic books, unimportant pictures, and rufuss writing tablet. In this twobook combo, youll find unnerving thrillers and detective stories which showcase the powerful prose and talent of g. It is in a series of other books by this german author and translated into english, but there isnt a series title. Detective pony was originally written by jeanne betancourt.
Were both in our mid 20s and we recently enjoyed listening to the podcast serial which was a real life murder investigation. Detectives in togas harcourt, brace and company 9780152162801. Plot mucius, julius, caius, rufus, antonius, flavius, and publius are all sons of roman aristocracy, and all are members of the xanthos school in rome. The first two pages were altered by andrew hussie, pretending to be dirk strider. Seven highspirited roman boys and their crabby teacher make up the cast of this outstanding headscratcher, set in the heydey of romes domination. Rufus disrupted xantippuss class by writing caius is a dumbbell on a tablet, provoking caius to start yelling. Yes, rufus wrote caius is a dumbbell on his tablet at school, but no, he did not goodreads members who liked detectives in togas also liked. In these two delightful historymysteries, seven boys in ancient rome solve strange crimes.
Seven ancient roman boys become entangled in a fastpaced and humorous, though apparently deadlyserious mystery. Haven operative luther brinkman and agent callie davis discover that theyre the ones being hunted in this bishopspecial crimes unit thriller from new york times bestselling author kay hooper. Free flashcards to help memorize facts about vocabulary from detectives in togas by henry winterfeld. May 31, 20 the book called detectives in togas is written by henry winterfield. If you like detectives in togas you might like similar books twenty and ten, tolivers secret, the great turkey walk, the cabin faced west, little pear. 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. He went on to write a number of childrens books, which have been published around the world. James corwin, is murdered in italy, and andie finds a stack of ink drawings in his office that bear a remarkable resemblance to her hallucinations. It is a very suspenseful book the beginning is a bit slow but besides that it is sooo fun. Authors with their ebooks will benefit greatly from the large community of readers and the readers will in return, of course, will have lots of materials to read to their hearts content. Other activities to help include hangman, crossword, word scramble, games, matching, quizes, and tests. With detectives, murders, and conspiracy, these stories have entertained people for generations and have inspired countless others across the thriller genre. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Detectives in togas midbook quiz study guide flashcards.
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The reason i gave 5 stars to this book was because it is in rome, which i like, and that it has a lot of humour. Choose from a broad selection of downloadable audiobook titles including a family affair, in the best families and the wanted to name a few. In fact, i suspect that anyone who finishes detectives in togas will want to read the second book about rufus, mucius and their friendthe mystery of the roman ransom, where the boys buy xantippus a slave and caius is kidnapped. In an effort to save a boy wrongly accused, a group of young friends living in ancient rome search for the culprit who scrawled graffiti on the temple wall. Detectives in togas 272 by henry winterfeld, michael stearns editor, richard winston translator, clara winston translator, charlotte kleinert illustrator henry winterfeld. Apr 14, 2015 the beetle audiobook richard marsh 1857 1915 a story about a mysterious oriental figure who pursues a british politician to london, where he wreaks havoc with his powers of hypnosis and shapeshifting, marshs novel is of a piece with other sensational turnof the century fictions such as stokers dracula, george du mauriers trilby, and sax rohmers fu manchu novels. In these two delightful historymysteries, seven boys in ancie. Detectives in togas by henry winterfeld scholastic. I would recommend this book because it taught me about trust and that friendship is important.
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