The Thief Lord written by Cornelia Funke performed by Michael Maloney on Cassette (Unabridged)

Two orphaned children are on the run, hiding among the crumbling canals and misty alleyways of the city. Befriended by a gang of street children and their mysterious leader, the Thief Lord, they shelter in an old, disused cinema. On their trail is a bungling detective, obsessed with disguises and the health...

of his pet tortoises.

But a greater threat to the boys' new-found freedom is something from a forgotten past - a beautiful, magical treasure with the power to spin time itself.

An exciting and richly atmospheric thriller told in the best storytelling tradition by a bestselling international children's author.