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A Nest of Vipers

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''Characterful, page-turning drama and a vivid mixture of research and imagination'' - The Sunday Times A gripping tale of a group of larger-than-life con artists who roam the streets of eighteenth-century London. Cato Hopkins is the youngest member of Mother Hopkins''s ''family'' - a group of skilled fraudsters and pickpockets. There''s Addy, who can become a very convincing boy when she needs to; the beautiful Bella, who can charm any rich young man out of his fortune; Sam, an escaped slave and Cato himself, a young boy, who Mother Hopkins has taught everything she knows. But old age is slowing Mother Hopkins down, and she wants to carry out one last con, a con to outdo all the cons that have gone before. And so the gang set about bringing ruin upon Captain Walker, a proud and cruel slave captain, who deserves to be taught a lesson or two .

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780241514870
  • Bindende:
  • Paperback
  • Sider:
  • 256
  • Utgitt:
  • 5. august 2021
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 130x197x17 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 178 g.
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''Characterful, page-turning drama and a vivid mixture of research and imagination'' - The Sunday Times

A gripping tale of a group of larger-than-life con artists who roam the streets of eighteenth-century London.

Cato Hopkins is the youngest member of Mother Hopkins''s ''family'' - a group of skilled fraudsters and pickpockets. There''s Addy, who can become a very convincing boy when she needs to; the beautiful Bella, who can charm any rich young man out of his fortune; Sam, an escaped slave and Cato himself, a young boy, who Mother Hopkins has taught everything she knows.
But old age is slowing Mother Hopkins down, and she wants to carry out one last con, a con to outdo all the cons that have gone before. And so the gang set about bringing ruin upon Captain Walker, a proud and cruel slave captain, who deserves to be taught a lesson or two .

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