The Thief Lord

Winter has come early to Venice. 

Two orphaned children are on the run, hiding among the crumbling canals and misty alleyways of the city. Befriended by a gang of street children and their mysterious leader, the Thief Lord, they shelter in an old, disused cinema. 

On their trail is a bungling detective, obsessed with disguises and the health of his pet tortoises. But a greater threat to the boys' new-found freedom is something from a forgotten past - a beautiful magical treasure with the power to spin time itself. 

Format/pages: paperback / 352 pages

ISBN: 9781905294213

Publisher: Chicken House

Year: 2014