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Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 Theophilus Grey and the Traitor's Mask
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'The companion novel to Theophilus Grey and the Demon Thief is a fast-paced adventure as Philo graduates from petty fraud and street crime to high-level political espionage.

'You have too much honour for this trade, my dear. Abandon it now, while you still can.

'In eighteenth-century London, twelve-year-old linkboy Philo Grey has spent most of his childhood out on the streets, collecting information to sell. One of his best customers, Mr Bishop, pays him good money for intelligence about the Jacobites, who are plotting to overthrow King George. But spying on the Jacobites is a dangerous business - especially when Philo becomes the target of a rival gang of linkboys. And then there's Philo's old master, Garnet Hooke, who's never forgiven Philo for leaving him. Garnet feels so betrayed, he'll stop at nothing.

'Luckily, Philo has friends as well as enemies. He can trust his crew of linkboys, his team of informants, and his staunch friend Nathaniel Paxton, a surgeon with a background in espionage. Even his new friend, actress and master of disguise, Caroline Cowley, is a valuable ally. But with his enemies closing in, Philo has to ask himself: where should his loyalties really lie? And how far should they take him?' (Publication summary)

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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Crows Nest, North Sydney - Lane Cove area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Allen and Unwin , 2016 .
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      Extent: 320p.
      Reprinted: 2020 , Paperback edition
      Note/s:
      • Published April 2016
      ISBN: 9781760113612 (hbk), 9781760878023 (pbk)

Other Formats

  • Also dyslexic edition
  • Also braille.
  • Also large print.

Works about this Work

Theophilus Grey and the Traitor's Mask : Review 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , May vol. 31 no. 2 2016; (p. 34-35)

— Review of Theophilus Grey and the Traitor's Mask Catherine Jinks , 2016 single work children's fiction
'Here we have the sequel to Theophilus Grey and the Demon Thief, set in the time immediately following the action of its predecessor, 1750's London. ...'
Review : Theophilus Grey and the Traitor’s Mask Mem Capp , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , May 2016;

— Review of Theophilus Grey and the Traitor's Mask Catherine Jinks , 2016 single work children's fiction
Review : Theophilus Grey and the Traitor’s Mask Mem Capp , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , May 2016;

— Review of Theophilus Grey and the Traitor's Mask Catherine Jinks , 2016 single work children's fiction
Theophilus Grey and the Traitor's Mask : Review 2016 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , May vol. 31 no. 2 2016; (p. 34-35)

— Review of Theophilus Grey and the Traitor's Mask Catherine Jinks , 2016 single work children's fiction
'Here we have the sequel to Theophilus Grey and the Demon Thief, set in the time immediately following the action of its predecessor, 1750's London. ...'
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