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Twelve-year-old Theophilus Grey - Philo to his friends - is a linkboy in eighteenth-century London, guiding people home through the dark, dangerous alleys by the light of his torch. But in secret, he's also a spy gathering information for his master, the mysterious Garnet Hooke...When thieves and rogues start dropping without a scratch, rumours spread of a dangerous faery demon on the loose, and Philo begins to fear the worst. Could the rumours really be true? A sudden wave of crime sweeps the neighbourhood, and Philo can't help but wonder if the two are connected...With help from his new friend Mr Paxton, Philo finds himself battling a threat far more sinister than any he's faced before. He will need all of his cunning if he has any chance of uncovering the truth behind the demon thief in time to save his friends... Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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One night, while Philo escorts a surgeon by the name of Dr Paxton and they stumble across a local thief completely comatose in a dark alley with not a mark on him. This is the first of many to be afflicted by this strange ailment, and, with rumours abounding of an evil spirit at work, Philo charges all this boys to keep a sharp eye out for anything that could be connected. Is it an evil spirit (called a spriggan) as there have been sightings of a huge faceless, hairy creature or is it connected to the sudden increase in robberies in Philo's part of London?
Wonderful characters and the setting of the dirty,smelly and generally sordid streets of 19th century London is captured so well here. I was enthralled by Philo's world and the lives of those around him. I have marked this as a 9-10 book however, as the language in it is quite difficult as Jinks uses an abundance of old slang to describe what is happening. (There is a glossary at the end). Even a seasoned reader like myself stumbled over a couple of the terms and I believe only older readers would have the fortitude to continue...younger readers might give up as so many of the words and expressions were unfamiliar. I will give this to two of my best younger readers ( one Year 6 and one Year 7 to test this theory and perhaps amend my thoughts accordingly. ( )