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  “Who?”

  “The Giovedis, who just happened to be around to rescue me in Venice. Remember?”

  “Ah yes.” T. Drummond II smiled. “It would have completed the picture to have Captain de Luca and Lieutenant Nicholls here as well.”

  “Who?”

  “The Giovedis are actually US Special Agents de Luca and Nicholls, based in London at the Embassy; they were seconded to MI6 to look out for us the moment we got on the train to Paris. But, unfortunately, they’re already back in London.”

  “We were on our own from there to Constantinople?” Trey looked theatrically shocked at the thought.

  “I should say not!” Mr. Stanhope-Leigh returned the look. “A couple of my very best men took over for the last leg of the journey.”

  “Didn’t spot them, did you, son!”

  Trey shook his head. But the fact that he’d missed those two didn’t take away from the fact that he had seen someone following them at the Gare de Lyon in Paris! Except the man hadn’t been a wise guy crook, he was a good guy.

  With a bit more practice, maybe he really could make it in the private detective business...

  Also by Graham Marks

  Longlisted for the UKLA Literary Award

  Stretch Wilson’s world is a hard place. All he has, since his father was taken as slave labour, is his dog, Bone – until the fateful day when he discovers something extraordinary deep in the heart of Bloom’s Mount, a gigantic pile of ancient rubbish and waste. Something that will change his life for ever.

  Battle is inevitable as the sun rises on a world where once again Setekh, God of Chaos, and Horus, God of the Sky, walk the land. And now Stretch is the only person who can stop the evil that lives in Kaï-ro from taking control, for eternity.

  ISBN 9780746078884

  Praise for Kaï-ro

  “With a touch of post-apocalypse adventure, a sprinkling of ancient gods, the addition of a likeable boy and his dog, and some storytelling magic, Graham Marks mixes up a novel to be devoured in one sitting.”

  Garth Nix

  “Graham Marks just gets better and better with every book he writes.”

  Melvin Burgess

  “There’s intrigue, fantasy, violence, danger, betrayal, suspense, horror, large-scale pitched battles and revealing insights into what leads people to follow both powerful men and seemingly all-seeing gods.”

  The Telegraph Weekend

  “A brilliantly imagined epic adventure. This is a page turner which cries out for a sequel.”

  Publishing News

  “The battle scenes are both thrilling and moving and the characters convincingly drawn... This epic tale would transfer admirably to the screen.”

  Books for Keeps

  Also by Graham Marks

  Shortlisted for the North East Children’s Book Award, the Cumbrian Schools’ Book Award and the Rotherham Children’s Book Award

  Daniel never knew his real parents – abandoned in a lion’s cage as a baby, he was adopted into Hubble’s travelling circus. When he suffers terrible visions of the future he desperately tries to change what he sees. But he cannot avoid being snatched away to London, where it seems he may have the chance to unlock the riddle of his past. Will he like the answers he finds?

  Action-packed, filled with drama and excitement, Snatched! takes you on a helter-skelter journey – from the breathtaking theatrics of the circus ring to the very real perils lurking on the streets of Victorian London.

  Praise for Snatched!

  “Graham Marks’ racy prose barely lets the reader draw breath. Snatched! is as taut as a highwire and as much fun as a buggy full of clowns.”

  Meg Rosoff

  “There are plenty of thrills and spills in this lively novel, and lots of richly imagined, almost Dickensian characters.”

  TES Teacher

  “A rip-roaring rollicking adventure; fast moving and packed with larger-than-life characters.”

  Carousel

  “The cinematic immediacy of this cracking read is entirely contemporary.”

  The Scotsman

  “A gripping historical adventure...a roller-coaster ride of secret assignations, mistaken identity and kidnapping, all revealing the dark side of London life.”

  Lovereading4kids.co.uk

  “Well-drawn characters, good dialogue, the atmospheric background of the circus and mean London streets, plus exciting action – just the right elements for 9 to 12-year-old boys.”

  The Bookseller

  “An adventure with all the necessary ingredients: heroes, villains, the circus, dangers and a happy ending.”

  School Librarian

  GRAHAM MARKS had his first book of poetry published while he was at art school, studying graphic design. After a successful career as an art director he decided it was time for a change and now works as a journalist and author. He has written everything from comic strips and film tie-ins to advertising copy and novels for children and young adults.

  Graham is married to fellow journalist and author Nadia Marks, and lives in London with his two sons and a cat called Boots.

  Find out more about Graham Marks at

  www.marksworks.co.uk