This series chronicles the extraordinary adventures of a master thief navigating the gritty underbelly of Victorian London. After a seemingly minor heist, our protagonist is drawn into a world of royal conspiracies and espionage. Deeply immersed in the city's secrets, he must learn to balance cunning with loyalty. Dive into a thrilling world of intrigue where the fate of an empire hangs in the balance.
In Victorian London, after his life is saved by a young physician, a thief utilizes the knowledge he gains in prison and from the scientific lectures he attends as the physician's case study exhibit to create a new, highly successful, double life for himself. Suggested level: secondary.
After twenty years as a gentleman, Montmorency is glad to be free of Scarper, his wretched alter-ego, but when a young friend is caught in the middle of a murderous political plot, Montmorency may have no choice but to call upon Scarper for help.
An explosion in London raises questions of accident or foul play, while mysterious child deaths occur on a remote Scottish island. Montmorency must unravel these mysteries, all while facing his own personal demons.
Assassination. Disease. War. The nineteenth-century draws to an agonised end. A terrorist plot threatens Europe and Montmorency and his friends must fight itndercover. But with loyalties divided and convictions tested, how can they know who to trust
Is a criminal mastermind on the loose? Montmorency and his friends are determined to hunt down the terrorists who wrecked their lives. Their search takes them to Italy, Paris and finally back to America, where Montmorency becomes embroiled in an attempt to prevent the assassination of none other than the President of the United States...