A terrifying bargain . . . a sinister stranger . . . George Treet is happy with his life as part of a family of travelling actors. The only thing that spoils it are the visits, twice a year, by a dark and mysterious stranger. Soon George's world is turned upside down by the secrets his family have been keeping from him. George becomes caught in a world of intrigue and mystery - and someone out in the fog, watching him . . . Winner of the inaugural Guardian Award for Children's Fiction
- ISBN13 9781782950592
- Publish Date 1 January 2098 (first published October 1966)
- Publish Status Postponed Indefinitely
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
- Imprint Red Fox
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Language English