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Fifteen-year-old Tom lives in the murky, sooty city of London, where he helps his father to run a print shop. Among the customers is wise old Dr Harker, a retired physician and seafarer, whose patient demeanour and fascinating tales endear him to Tom. When Tom and Harker hear a newspaper seller announce a most curious murder in the city, with the victim pierced by an arrow and left holding an illustrated card of 'Death and the Arrow', they are both intrigued by the mystery. As subsequent 'Death and the Arrow' victims are discovered, the mystery closes ever more tightly round the city and intrudes even into Tom's own life. From then onwards, he can't rest till he has discovered the truth behind the murders... A really atmospheric venture into the eighteenth-century, combined with a gripping mystery plot, will fascinate and engage readers of ten and upwards.
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"A thrilling story with lots of twists and turns all the way through" (Education Otherwise)
"The descriptions of London are really creepy and will keep children gripped all the way" (BBC Parenting)
"An excellent addition to younger members' of the family's libraries" (Suffolk Journal)
"Many twists make this story gripping and hard to put down" (Newcastle upon Tyne Evening Chronicle)
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"The descriptions of London are really creepy and will keep children gripped all the way" (BBC Parenting)
"An excellent addition to younger members' of the family's libraries" (Suffolk Journal)
"Many twists make this story gripping and hard to put down" (Newcastle upon Tyne Evening Chronicle)
An atmospheric and intriguing historical mystery - the first in a trilogy of stories featuring Tom Marlowe
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- PublisherCorgi Childrens
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0552554758
- ISBN 13 9780552554756
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- Number of pages240
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Book Description Condition: New. 2007. Paperback. When Tom and Dr Harker hear a curious murder in the city, with the victim pierced by an arrow and left holding an illustrated card of 'Death and the Arrow', they are both intrigued by the mystery. As subsequent 'Death and the Arrow' victims are discovered, the mystery closes ever more tightly round the city and intrudes even into Tom's own life. Series: Tom Marlowe. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AK; YFT. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 14. Weight in Grams: 180. . . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780552554756
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Book Description Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Fifteen-year-old Tom Marlowe, and the rest of London, is fascinated by a string of murders: People are being killed with arrows shot from above, and each victim has a 'Death and Arrow' card with him. Danger and intrigue abound, especially when Tom's friend, a young pickpocket, is also found murdered. But who would want to kill Will To avenge his friend, Tom sets out with Dr. Harker, a family friend and retired adventurer, to discover who is behind these seemingly unsolvable murders. Unbeknownst to them, they're caught up in a dangerous web of murder and deception that began years before in the American colonies with a massacre of the Mohawk tribe. A captivating and richly detailed historical novel, set in atmospheric 1715 London and the colonies, is sure to keep readers on the edge of their seat. Seller Inventory # 9780552554756
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