One last Leon Garfield book for the week....
Smith is a dirty pickpocket in 18th Century London. He picks the pocket of a country gentleman, and witnessing his murder a few minutes later. What is the treasure in his possession, that men will kill for? He can't tell - neither he nor anyone he trusts is able to read....
Garfield is a true genius at evoking Victorian London, and his chops are eally showcased in this book about the poorest of London's poor. Smith is an engaging kid and his friends are as attractive...a blind Justice, a swash-buckling highwaymen, etc. The conclusion didn't, on the other hand, make a whole lot of sense. I was left scratching my head.
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