''Characterful, page-turning drama and a vivid mixture of research and imagination'' - The Sunday Times A gripping tale of a group of larger-than-life con artists who roam the streets of eighteenth-century London. Cato Hopkins is the youngest member of Mother Hopkins''s ''family'' - a group of skilled fraudsters and pickpocketsThere''s Addy, who can become a very convincing boy when she needs to; the beautiful Bella, who can charm any rich young man out of his fortune; Sam, an escaped slave and Cato himself, a young boy, who Mother Hopkins has taught everything she knows. But old age is slowing Mother Hopkins down, and she wants to carry out one last con, a con to outdo all the cons that have gone beforeAnd so the gang set about bringing ruin upon Captain Walker, a proud and cruel slave captain, who deserves to be taught a lesson or two . Format Häftad Omfång 256 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Penguin Random House Children's UK Utgivningsdatum 2021-08-05 ISBN 9780241514870