A Handful of Thieves: Nina Bawden

Synopsis:

Determined to find the ex-lodger who stole his grandmother’s savings, Fred McAlpine and his friends Sid, Rosie, Algy and Clio launch on a series of sleuthing activities to trace the thief. Unfortunately their detective work leads them nowhere fast and very soon they decide the best way to track a thief might just be by acting like one themselves.

Resorting to cunning of their own, the children find their doings attracting the attention of the police. Can they - a handful of well-meaning thieves - find the criminal and vindicate themselves in the process?

Pacy and suspenseful, A Handful of Thieves is another vivid and colourful novel from one of Britain’s most inventive children’s authors.

Tags:

Categorised as:
Faber Kids
Sub-categories:
General Fiction
Genres & Themes:
Detectives; Faber Finds; Mystery; Suspense; Villains
A Handful of Thieves book cover

Selected edition:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780571246526
Published:
22.10.2008
No of pages:
128
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