A Nest of Vipers
Author(s): Catherine Johnson
Middle Grade Fiction (8 -12 years)
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 pickpockets. There'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 before. And 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 .
Product Information
General Fields
- :
- : Penguin UK
- : Puffin
- : 174.0
- : 01 October 2021
- : 198mm x 129mm x 198mm
- : books
Special Fields
- : Catherine Johnson
- : BC
- : 1
- : 256
- : YFT