Book Description It is ad 79 The Roman world is reeling from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius Hundreds of refugees are living in a makeshift camp, trying to come to terms with what has happened Then even moансжшre tragedy strikes: the camp’s children begin to disappear Flavia Gemina and her friends Jonathan, Nubia, and Lupus are determined to find out more and start to investigate a powerful and charismatic man known as the Patron A dangerous trail leads them to the caves aаяшнхnd grottoes of Sorrento, where they encounter pirates, slave dealers—and possible death.