A dark tale of graverobbers, skulduggery, scallywags, ragamuffins and quackery. A new novel from the marvellous imagination of John Townsend. A fast-paced, darkly comic historical novel - Charles Dickens meets Lemony Snicket. Jawdropping cliff-hangers and a cast of unforgettable characters. This is the story of orphan Cephas Catchpole.