Book description
In the searing heat of an unnamed South American city, a gang of
child-thieves runs wild. Demi has the gift of speed - he can pick a
pocket and be gone before his victim has even noticed he was there. Baz
is his lookout - no one sees her unless she wants them to. It’s like a
game: dodging the law, keeping one step ahead, being the fastest, the
cleverest, the best.
But one day, almost by accident, they steal a dazzling, beautiful,
priceless jewel - and make a very dangerous enemy. Daniel Finn is a
well-travelled teacher and writer who has written several books for
younger readers, published under another name. When he started to
write Two Good Thieves
, he knew it was different from anything else he'd done - so he started
to lead a double-life, with two names and two very different writing
styles. He lives and works in Surrey, with his wife and two grown-up
children. He is currently writing a second book, set in the same country
as Two Good Thieves
, which will be published by Macmillan in 2010.
