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==Horror==
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|author=Chris Priestley
|title=Mister Creecher
|rating=5
|genre=Teens
|summary=Ooh, ooh - two Frankenstein-related books one after the other! More of that in the further reading at the end. ''Mr Creecher'' isn't a retelling, a sequel or a prequel; it's an interlude, set midway through the events of Mary Shelley's novel.
It's Regency London, the Industrial Revolution is beginning to crank up, and Billy is an orphan and pickpocket trying to survive in the grimy streets. About to rob what he thinks is a corpse, Billy is set upon by some acquaintances to whom he owes money. Before Fletcher's knife prises out Billy's eye, the corpse - not a corpse at all, in case you didn't guess - comes to his rescue. This huge, shambling man is not a pretty sight. But he has a job for Billy. Mr Creecher has come to London on the trail of Victor Frankenstein, with whom he has a bargain. And he needs Billy to follow Frankenstein to make sure he doesn't renege on the deal.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408811049</amazonuk>
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