Product Description
Another thrilling adventure for Alfie.
and his gang in Victorian London.
Alfie knows who it is the moment he sees the body under the gas lamp. Joe the chimney sweep. No one else seems to care about the death of a poor boy, but Alfie has reason to believe that Joe was murdered.
So he and his gang will risk their lives on the rooftops of London and brave the dark, dangerous world of the chimney sweeps, until they uncover the deadly truth.
From the Publisher.
A thrilling murder mystery with a brilliant plot – perfect for ages 8 – 12, especially boys.
The Roman Mysteries meets Sherlock Holmes!
The Victorian setting makes this book ideal background reading for Key Stage 2 History.
The fourth in a series of London Murder Mysteries starring Alfie and his gang.
The first book, The Montgomery Murder, was chosen for the Blue Peter Bookclub, selected for The Reading Agency’s Summer Reading Challenge, shortlisted for the Stockton and East Sussex Children’s Book Awards and won the Hillingdon Award.