Author:Philip Pullman
Benny, Thunderbolt, Bridie, Sharky and the Peretti twins are a mixed bunch of vagabonds and urchins who come together to form the New Cut Gang in two comic tales of stolen silver and skulduggery.
Fake coins are turning up all over Lambeth and the finger of suspicion is pointing at Thunderbolt's dad - could he really be the forger? The crime-busting New Cut Gang come to the rescue!
And when just two clues - a blob of wax and a Swedish match - are discovered at the scene of a break-in, the children find themselves on the trail of an extremely cunning criminal.
Set in late Victorian London, these gripping thrillers have now been put together in a single volume - with new illustrations throughout from Horrible Histories illustrator, Martin Brown.
Fast, funny - gripping stuff
—— The Sunday TimesAnother cracker from Pullman
—— GuardianAn extraordinary writer
—— ObserverCarries the Murder Most Unladylike mysteries into new heights . . . meticulously plotted and consistently delightful, and I can't recommend it enough
—— New StatesmanStevens' combination of meticulous research, character development and a knotty plot is guaranteed to please
—— GuardianStevens' writing and plotting is sharper than ever
—— Bookseller