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A young pickpocket in eighteenth century London takes a document he cannot read from a man's pocket and a moment later sees the man murdered by two men who want the document.

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Leon Garfield

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History Fiction Great britain Social life and customs JUVENILE FICTION children's stories children's fiction Robbers and outlaws, fiction Robbers and outlaws London (england), history, fiction Murder Children and adults Chance Great britain, history, 18th century, fiction

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