Joey is a coster boy in the East End of London - selling oranges out of his shallow basket to make his living. He feels a bit different from the other barrow boys, as he knows that there is a mystery in his past - people say his real father was a lord. The mystery deepens when a man is murdered, and Joey becomes the chief susupect. He goes into hiding, but is determined to find out the truth both about the murder and about his father. Set in the first half of the nineteenth century, this is a beautifully-researched and atmospherically-written historical thriller.
- ISBN10 0192752642
- ISBN13 9780192752642
- Publish Date 1 November 2002 (first published 1 October 2001)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 4 August 2006
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oxford University Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 160
- Language English