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Alternative title: Theophilus Grey and the Demon Thief Part One
Issue Details: First known date: 2015... 2015 Theophilus Grey and the Demon Thief
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'Twelve-year-old Theophilus Grey - Philo to his friends - heads a team of linkboys who guide Londoners home through the dank eighteenth-century alleys by the light of their torches. In the process, the boys pick up useful information for their master, Garnet Hooke, who runs a spy network from his sickbed.

'When thieves and rogues start dropping without a scratch, rumours spread of a dangerous faery demon on the loose, and Philo begins to fear the worst. Then a sudden wave of crime sweeps the neighbourhood, and he can't help but wonder if the two are connected.

'With help from his new friend, Mr Paxton, Philo finds himself battling a threat far more sinister than any he's faced before. He will need to use all his cunning to uncover the truth behind the demon thief in time to save his friends.

'This gripping tale of spies, spells and secrets plunges the reader into a dark and perilous world where superstition clashes with the Age of Enlightenment.' (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 , 2015 .
      image of person or book cover 1283188560700566183.jpg
      Cover image courtesy of publisher.
      Extent: 320p.
      Reprinted: 2020 Paperback edition
      Note/s:
      • Published October 2015
      ISBN: 9781760113605 (hbk), 9781760878030 (pbk)

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

Works about this Work

Review : Theophilus Grey and the Demon Thief Jarrah Moore , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Books + Publishing , July vol. 95 no. 1 2015; (p. 15)

— Review of Theophilus Grey and the Demon Thief Catherine Jinks , 2015 single work children's fiction
Review : Theophilus Grey and the Demon Thief Kevin Steinberger , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , September vol. 30 no. 4 2015; (p. 34)

— Review of Theophilus Grey and the Demon Thief Catherine Jinks , 2015 single work children's fiction
Review : Theophilus Grey and the Demon Thief Stella Lees , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , November 2015;

— Review of Theophilus Grey and the Demon Thief Catherine Jinks , 2015 single work children's fiction
Review : Theophilus Grey and the Demon Thief Stella Lees , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Reading Time , November 2015;

— Review of Theophilus Grey and the Demon Thief Catherine Jinks , 2015 single work children's fiction
Review : Theophilus Grey and the Demon Thief Kevin Steinberger , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Magpies : Talking about Books for Children , September vol. 30 no. 4 2015; (p. 34)

— Review of Theophilus Grey and the Demon Thief Catherine Jinks , 2015 single work children's fiction
Review : Theophilus Grey and the Demon Thief Jarrah Moore , 2015 single work review
— Appears in: Books + Publishing , July vol. 95 no. 1 2015; (p. 15)

— Review of Theophilus Grey and the Demon Thief Catherine Jinks , 2015 single work children's fiction
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