Determined to find the ex-lodger who stole his grandmother's savings, Fred McAlpine and his friends Sid, Rosie, Algy and Clio launch on a series of sleuthing activities to trace the thief. Unfortunately their detective work leads them nowhere fast and very soon they decide the best way to track a thief might just be by acting like one themselves. Resorting to cunning of their own, the children find their doings attracting the attention of the police. Can they - a handful of well-meaning thieves - find the criminal and vindicate themselves in the process? Pacy and suspenseful, A Handful of Thieves is another vivid and colourful novel from one of Britain's most inventive children's authors.
You might have thought the story (by reading the title) was about to prison escapees who go around stealing, don't you? Well, you're wrong! It's a book about a group of children who play by the river and dare each other to do things. When they find someone suspicious, they tail them! When these little police-kids find a real criminal, they find the house the "criminal" is renting. Finally, they climb in the window to look for clues. They are spotted and what will happen? Find out the crucial plot yourself by buying this book!
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