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While the book conforms to the tradition of having a hero separated from his parents, Gully is not an orphan. In fact he is a loved and valued member of his extended family, and the various exchanges between the family members adds a freshness and warmth to the book which will enable young readers to identify even more readily with our hero. When Gully is in trouble he is able to call on his cousins for advice and favours, which is just as well as the gang's plans, which begin with dognapping, soon become much more dastardly as the different strands of the plot come together. This is a book filled with mystery, dark humour and skulduggery, and it is likely to appeal to any young people who enjoy reading about courageous young heroes and the sinister villains who try (and, of course, fail) to defeat them.

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