Description
Fifteen-year-old Smiler is still on the run.
Smiler is aiming to evade the police until his father, a ship's cook, comes home to clear him of a crime he hasn't committed. Hitching a train to Scotland, he finds work as an animal caretaker within the grounds of a castle occupied by 'the Laird', Sir Alec Elphinstone.
When the Laird leaves on a trip to London, Smiler discovers that thieves are planning to invade his employer's castle.
Dare he go to the police for help?
Canning's classic children's trilogy continues as fifteen-year-old Smiler, still on the run from the police, hitches a ride to Scotland.
About the Author
Victor Canning was a prolific writer throughout his career, which began young: he had sold several short stories by the age of nineteen and his first novel, Mr Finchley Discovers His England (1934) was published when he was twenty-three. It proved to be a runaway bestseller. Canning also wrote for children: his trilogy The Runaways was adapted for US children's television. Canning's later thrillers were darker and more complex than his earlier work and received further critical acclaim.
Book Information
ISBN 9781788423502
Author Victor Canning
Format Paperback
Page Count 240
Imprint Farrago
Publisher Duckworth Books
