Overview

Darren Raffles didn’t believe in magic… until he found a tatty old cricket ball in his gran’s attic and rubbed it – only to see a mysterious ghost appear. The ghost of A.J. Raffles, the famous Victorian gentleman jewel thief and safebreaker – who also happened to play cricket for England. Two million pounds’ worth of diamonds have been stolen in an armed robbery at Heathrow Airport. By chance, Darren discovers where the diamonds are hidden, so he and Raffles set out on the adventure of a lifetime to steal them back and return them to their rightful owners. But Darren is a twelve-year-old boy and Raffles a hundred-year-old phantom. What could possibly go wrong…….?     From the award-winning author of the Max Cassidy ""Half-Pint Houdini"" thrillers.  

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Reviews

'Tension that resonates like flawlessly tuned strings' - The Guardian 'Brilliantly imagined, fiercely authentic and wholly gripping' - Literary Review  'An intelligent, civilised mystery...beautifully written...a real pleasure to read' - Sunday Telegraph  'Paul Adam has the great gift of narrative drive' - Tribune 'A distinctly atmospheric thriller' - Mail on Sunday 'Adam always handles his massive canvases with real panache. The requisite pulse-racing action is wedded superbly to the serious theme' - Good Book Guide 'Beguiling mystery' - New York Times 'Brilliantly researched and informative...a turbo-charged, white-knuckled thriller by a brilliant storyteller' - Daily Record 'Mystery fans and music lovers alike will be captivated by Adam's excellent contemporary thriller' - Publishers Weekly 'An enthralling mix of Italian ambience, history and - most of all - music' - Booklist

Author Information

Paul Adam has written fourteen critically-acclaimed thrillers: Unholy Trinity, Shadow Chasers, Genesis II, Oracle Lake (original U.K. title, Flash Point), Enemy Within, Knife Edge, Dixieland and The Wolves of Nifelheim; his Cremona Mysteries series featuring Italian violin maker Gianni Castiglione and detective Antonio Guastafeste - The Rainaldi Quartet (original U.K. title, Sleeper), Paganini’s Ghost and The Hardanger Riddle; An Exceptional Corpse, A Nasty Dose of Death and Toxin, featuring investigative journalist Mike McLean. He is also the author of the award-winning Max Cassidy ""Half-Pint Houdini"" trilogy of thrillers for younger readers – Escape from Shadow Island, Jaws of Death and Attack at Dead Man’s Bay. Paul lives in Sheffield and is married with two sons.

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