Book description
After escaping the butcher's knife with the help of his steadfast
companion Sam, Toby soon finds himself under the order of the volatile
impresario Silas Bisset and his travelling menagerie of performing
monkeys, horses, turkeys and canaries. Before too long, he is packing
out theatres and concert halls, impressing the crowds with his ability
to count, spell and even read the minds of ladies. But celebrity comes
at a cost, as Toby soon finds out . . .
