Description
'Him what's born on the chime . . . he's the one what'll have communications with the devil.'At the age of fourteen, 'chime-child' Peter Gannet is apprenticed to a locksmith in Covent Garden. But his desperate longing to escape from the insufferable adults around him and go to sea leads him into some dubious undertakings. Before long, the old ship's carpenter's dire prophecy comes true, for in the locksmith's workroom he meets a phantom with an empty sleeve.Tense and atmospheric, this is a gripping thriller about ghosts, a wall of hands, envy, dishonesty and finally murder!
Book Details
Format
Paperback
Pages
256 pages
Language
English
Published
Jun 29, 2015
Publisher
Red Fox Classics
Editions
2 editions
ISBN-10
1782950737
ISBN-13
9781782950738